Metal Shop (Urbana, Illinois)

The Metal Shop, also known as Aeronautical Lab B, was a historic building located at 1022 South Burrill Avenue on the campus of the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign. Built in 1895, the building served as a metal shop for the university's architecture and engineering students. Nathan Clifford Ricker, who later served as Dean of the College of Engineering, designed the building. The design was more functional than Ricker's other work on the campus; its only decorative element is a brick arched loggia in front of the entrance.[2]

Metal Shop
Site of the building
Metal Shop (Urbana, Illinois) is located in Illinois
Metal Shop (Urbana, Illinois)
Metal Shop (Urbana, Illinois) is located in the United States
Metal Shop (Urbana, Illinois)
Location102 S. Burrill Ave., Urbana, Illinois
Coordinates40°6′43″N 88°13′37″W / 40.11194°N 88.22694°W / 40.11194; -88.22694
Arealess than one acre
Built1895 (1895)
ArchitectRicker, Nathan Clifford
MPSUniversity of Illinois Buildings by Nathan Clifford Ricker TR
NRHP reference No.86003141[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 19, 1986

The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 9, 1986.[1] It was demolished in 1993 but is still listed on the National Register.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Metal Shop" (PDF). Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
  3. ^ "Metal Shop, 1895". Preservation and Conservation Association of Champaign County. Archived from the original on March 11, 2012.