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Exterior restoration Included:
  • Masonry restoration
  • Roof replacement
  • Restoration of the historic dome:
    • roofing
    • windows
    • stair
    • carillon system
    • guilding
    • painting
    • timber carpentry
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, Old Main is not only an icon on Augustana College’s Rock Island campus, but it's also home to Liberal Arts department, classrooms, and office spaces. In order in preserve this collegiate focal point, Old Main underwent an exterior restoration to refurbish the building to its original character.  

After the exterior restoration was completed, the entire facility underwent an interior remodeling. The building was vacated for the construction work to occur so that the work could be completed in one phase. ​
Good design is timeless, though it does occasionally need a light dusting. 

Details that make a difference.

  • Completed in 1893 and Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the architectural style is patterned after the main building at Uppsala University in Sweden. 
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  • Careful attention to the materials and carpentry techniques used helped to ensure that Old Main continues to bestow a sense of collegiality to future generations of Augustana Vikings. 
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