The Livingston
C. Lord Administration Building, known as “Old Main,” rose
from its Corner Stone Ceremonies, May 27, 1896 as the first building of
the “new” Eastern Illinois State Normal School. This event
occurred less than one year from when the Board of Trustees announced
Charleston as the site over neighboring Mattoon on September 7, 1895.
Numerous
architectural and construction firms would be hired and replaced over
the years culminating with Old Main’s Tudor-Gothic style and formal
dedication August 29, 1899. The first classes began on September 12, 1899
with Old Main housing classrooms, library, auditorium, administrative,
museum and offices.
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