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Deering Library

Charles Deering Library is an academic library of , a private research university in . Deering served as the university's main library on the Evanston campus from 1933, when it was established, until the construction of the in 1970.
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  • Type: Library
  • Description: library at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois
  • Also known as: “Charles Deering Library” and “Charles Deering Memorial Library”
  • Address: 1937 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL 60208
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Northwestern University Library and Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art.

Library
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Northwestern University Libraries is the main academic library system of . Northwestern Libraries host a total of 8,198,268 printed or electronic volumes.

Arts center
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The Block Museum of Art is a free public art museum located on the campus of in , . The Block Museum was established in 1980 when art collectors Mary and Leigh B. is situated 780 feet southeast of Deering Library.

Stone
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is a boulder on the campus of in , between University Hall and Harris Hall. It functions as a student-painted billboard for announcing campus groups, events, and messages, and has been repeatedly repainted in various colors and designs over the years. is situated 630 feet south of Deering Library.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Evanston Lakeshore Historic District and Wilmette.

Neighborhood
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The is a residential historic district in , . The district encompasses a section of southeast Evanston that was developed in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

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is 16 miles north of . It is part of the affluent corridor of lakefront Chicago suburbs known as the . It is the location of the world's oldest still-standing Bahá'í House of Worship.

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is the northern border of — the wild-eyed inheritor of uninhibited lakefront, swamps become beaches, and the beauty of Chicago bricks.

Deering Library

Latitude
42.05322° or 42° 3′ 12″ north
Longitude
-87.67527° or 87° 40′ 31″ west
Elevation
600 feet (183 metres)
Levels
3
Operator
Northwestern University Libraries
Named after
Charles Deering
Open location code
86JJ383F+7V
Open­Street­Map ID
way 214618504
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­library
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­university
Geo­Names ID
4889676
Wiki­data ID
Q4499877
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In Other Languages

From French to Spanish—“Deering Library” goes by many names.

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