Illinois College campus, Jacksonville, Illinois. County/parish: Morgan.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places April 08, 1974. NRIS 74000769.
1 contributing building.Also known as:
Beecher Hall is the oldest building on the campus of Illinois College in Jacksonville, Illinois. Built in 1829–30, it was the first college building erected in the state of Illinois. The building has served many functions for Illinois College, including housing the first medical school in Illinois in 1843. It is named after the first president of Illinois College, Edward Beecher. Beecher Hall is recognized by the National Park Service as being a stop on the Underground Railroad. The building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/28893771