Cobb Hall during construction

Cobb Hall, completed in 1892, is associated with two Cobbs: its donor and namesake, Silas B. Cobb, and its architect, Henry Ives Cobb, who designed 18 campus buildings. (UChicago Photographic Archive, apf2-01724, University of Chicago Library)

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UChicagoʼs buildings, by the numbers.

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Winter/20

128

Age of the oldest University building, Cobb Hall

2

Cobbs associated with Cobb Hall (architect and namesake)

18

Campus buildings by Henry Ives Cobb

5,246

Rooms on the historic main quadrangle

17

Buildings on campus with LEED certification

19

New buildings added to the Hyde Park campus since 2010

1

Campus buildings that are UNESCO World Heritage sites (Robie House)

207

Tallest campus structure in feet (Rockefeller Chapel tower)

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