The Rock
The Rock is a boulder on the campus of Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, 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.Photo: Madcoverboy, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Stone
- Description: boulder on the campus of Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, United States
- Also known as: “The Rock (Northwestern University)”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Deering Library and Northwestern University Libraries.
Deering Library
Library
Photo: Madcoverboy, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Charles Deering Memorial Library is an academic library of Northwestern University, a private research university in Evanston, Illinois. Deering served as the university's main library on the Evanston campus from 1933, when it was established, until the construction of the Northwestern University Main Library in 1970. Deering Library is situated 630 feet north of The Rock.
Northwestern University Libraries
Library
Photo: Daderot, Public domain.
Northwestern University Libraries is the main academic library system of Northwestern University. Northwestern Libraries host a total of 8,198,268 printed or electronic volumes. Northwestern University Libraries is situated 750 feet northeast of The Rock.
University Hall
University building
Photo: Eeyore.conspiracy, CC BY 3.0.
University Hall is the oldest original building on the Northwestern University campus in Evanston, Illinois, and the second building to have been constructed after Old College, which stood on campus until the 1970s.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Evanston Lakeshore Historic District and Central Street.
Evanston Lakeshore Historic District
Neighborhood
Photo: Thshriver, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Evanston Lakeshore Historic District is a residential historic district in Evanston, Illinois. The district encompasses a section of southeast Evanston that was developed in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
Central Street
Neighborhood
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Central Street is the principal east-west artery in the far north of Evanston, Illinois and is a major thoroughfare in other northern and northwest suburbs of Chicago. Central Street is situated 2 miles northwest of The Rock.
Wilmette
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Wilmette is 16 miles north of Chicago. It is part of the affluent corridor of lakefront Chicago suburbs known as the North Shore. It is the location of the world's oldest still-standing Bahá'í House of Worship.
The Rock
- Categories: architectural landmark and landform
- Location: Evanston, Cook, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.05157° or 42° 3′ 6″ northLongitude
-87.67593° or 87° 40′ 33″ westOpen location code
86JJ382F+JJOpenStreetMap ID
node 534040847OpenStreetMap feature
natural=stoneWikidata ID
Q7761244
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Highlights include Alice Millar Chapel and University Christian Ministry.
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