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Caption: Dedication - Illini Union
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^r So effective was the original architecture, that when it became apparent that expanded facilities were needed, Architects Eggcrs and Higgins of New York, who designed the addition, spent much time in consultation with H. L. Cheney, architect of the original building. Even one of the woodworkers responsible for the original paneling came back to help with the paneling in the addition. The opening of the addition in 1963 presented the University with modern, expanded facilities, but presented no diminution of the architectural intent. /n the wallpaper of the General Lounge a floral design provides an attractive setting for the selection of authentic furniture reproductions which can be arranged to accommodate meetings or receptions. The fireplace with its carved overmantel is a copy of the famous mantel in Gadsby's Tavern, Alexandria, Virginia, now in the Metropolitan Museum (right). Striking features of the Illini Union are two winding staircases with white iron balustrades and mahogany handrails. r""*^i liwif^tfi i ij n% ^^crJLi Hi 1 U MMK LJ^L-1* HI*** ( 5I ••fljjl HrfRr' WZ&tr&nv ^wrf' w'*Vj n ^^H Jj| ^^s The baroque fireplace in the Browsing Room, with its carved molding, overmantel, and broken pediment, was inspired by the Italian Renaissance movement of eighteenth century England — so popular in colonial America (below).
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