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Grounds Department Greenhouse / North Greenhouse / President's Greenhouse

The President's Greenhouse was a massive conservatory on the grounds of the old President's house, [1] built in 1898 at a cost of $5,000. Subsequent additions in 1899 ($500), 1909 ($800) and 1911 ($800) [2] brought the total space of the greenhouse to almost 6,200 square feet. [3]

Located between Burrill Avenue and Wright Street, just north of the Boneyard Creek along Wright Street, [4] the greenhouse stood until 1990, when it was torn down. [5]




[1] The old President's house stood on the site of the modern Everitt Electrical Engineering Building
[2] History of the Growth and Development of the Campus of The University of Illinois - Leon Tilon / Thomas O'Donnell - UI Press 1930 - p179
[3] News-Gazzette nov 10, 1991
[4] News-Gazzette nov 10, 1991
[5] Randy Ervin
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