Urbana Illinois University of Illinois Architectural Building Real Photo Postcard
The building depicted, currently known as Mumford Hall at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, was completed in 1900. Originally designed by Nelson S. Spencer as the Agricultural Building, its distinctive Jacobean Revival style with prominent gables and chimneys represented a significant architectural statement on the growing campus, primarily serving the university's College of Agriculture.
This postcard, likely produced in the early 20th century, captures the university during a period of rapid expansion in its academic and physical infrastructure. While titled "Architectural Building," the structure's enduring historical identity is as the primary home for agricultural sciences, underscoring the dynamic evolution of campus nomenclature and departmental locations at the turn of the century.
This postcard, likely produced in the early 20th century, captures the university during a period of rapid expansion in its academic and physical infrastructure. While titled "Architectural Building," the structure's enduring historical identity is as the primary home for agricultural sciences, underscoring the dynamic evolution of campus nomenclature and departmental locations at the turn of the century.
