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Watterson Towers
Watterson Towers is a student residence hall at Illinois State University, and is one of the tallest dormitory buildings in the world at 298.5 feet. Located in Normal, Illinois Normal is a town in McLean County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, the town's population was 52,736. Normal is the smaller of two principal municipalities of the Bloomington–Normal metropolitan area, and Illinois' seventh most ..., at the corner of Fell and Beaufort Streets, it was completed in 1969. The 28-story complex holds over 2,200 students and stands at 91m (298.5 feet), making it one of the tallest brutalist structures in the world. Watterson Towers was named after Arthur W. Watterson, a popular professor and chair of the ISU Geography Department, who taught at the University from 1946–1966. The building was designed by Fridstein and Fitch Architects in Chicago, and built by C. Iber and Sons Company of Peoria, Illinois. Externally, the most noticeable feature of the buildin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Watterson Towers, Normal, IL
Watterson may refer to: People * Bill Watterson, American cartoonist, creator of the comic strip ''Calvin and Hobbes'' * Henry Watterson (1840–1921), American journalist * John Ambrose Watterson (1844–1899), American Roman Catholic bishop * Juan Watterson, Isle of Man politician * Mike Watterson (1942–2019), English snooker player * Peter Watterson (1927–1996), American Catholic priest Places * Watterson Corners, Ontario, Canada * Watterson Park, Kentucky, United States Other * Watterson estimator, in population genetics * Bishop Watterson High School, Columbus, Ohio, US * The Henry Watterson Expressway (I-264), a highway in Louisville, Kentucky, US * Watterson Towers, a student residence hall complex at Illinois State University, US * The Watterson family from the animated show ''The Amazing World of Gumball ''The Amazing World of Gumball'' is an animated sitcom created by Ben Bocquelet for Cartoon Network. The series concerns the lives of 12-year-old Gumball Wat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
