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| Title | Urbana High School, Railroad and North Sts., Urbana, Illinois |
| Coverage / Year | 1896 |
| Description | Railroad and North Sts. [with Springfield Ave. and McCullough], Urbana. |
| Interpretation | Local architect Rudolph Zerse Gill designed the 1896 high school on lots donated by John and Hannah Thornburn. When the present high school opened in 1914, the Thornburn school became quarters for 320 seventh and eighth graders. There was an addition in 1927. Over time the building housed Urbana primary grades, and later, school district administrative offices. The original building was demolished in 1972 and the addition determined unsafe for occupancy in 1993. |
| Lesson Plans / Themes | Urban Treasure Hunt; School Museum |
| Learning Standards | 16 History |
| Author or Creator | Miller, Patricia L.; Illinois Heritage Association |
| Source | History in Postcards: Champaign, Urbana, and the University of Illinois. Willis C. Baker, Patricia L. Miller. Illinois Heritage Association, 1993. |
| Subject / Keywords | Urbana, Illinois; Champaign County, Illinois; Buildings; Education; Students |
| Collection Publisher | Illinois Heritage Association
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| Further Information | For any further information related to this record, please contact the Collection Publisher. See http://images.library.uiuc.edu/projects/tdc for more information about this project. |
| Rights Management Statement | http://images.library.uiuc.edu/projects/tdc/conditions.htm |
| Resource Identifier | iha00199 |
| CONTENTdm file name | 76532223082002_Image30.jpg |
