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New Campus Entryway Nears Completion
Above, Max Getz, mason and concrete specialist on the Facilities Services staff at Knox College, checks the first course in a curved wall. Below, he and an assistant install flashing at a rectangular planter. Both are features of the new … Continue reading
Tagged brick, Concrete block, construction, Galesburg, Knox College
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Renovation Replaces Doors
Workers install new doors around Alumni Hall on August 2. Photo by John Williams Renovation continues at Knox College’s historic Alumni Hall. New doors are being installed at all four corners, after the stone-flanked steps and porches were rebuilt. An … Continue reading
Tagged Alumni Hall, Architecture, construction, Knox College
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Resurfaced, Expanded Parking Lot
Steam rises off the hot asphalt as a worker tamps down the edge of the resurfaced parking lot on Cherry and Berrien streets on Tuesday, July 31. Below: Workers start laying one of the final strips of asphalt on the parking … Continue reading
Tagged Berrien Street, construction, Galesburg, Illinois, improvement, Knox College, parking lot
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Another One Bites the Dust
Lumberyard demolition. Photo by Peter Bailley Workers from Brown Excavating and Demolition of Alpha, IL, on July 26 tear down the last remaining section of several wooden sheds that have been demolished at a former lumber company at Prairie and … Continue reading
Tagged Alexander Lumber, construction, Demolition, Galesburg, Illinois, Knox College
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Making the Grade
A worker at the Ingersoll House smooths the concrete of the new accessibility ramp on Tuesday, July 24. Work continued at the Ingersoll House this week with a majority of concrete for the accessibility ramp being poured and work being done … Continue reading
Tagged accessibility, Concrete, construction, Galesburg, Illinois, Ingersoll House, Knox College, workers
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Progress on Communications Office Building
Worker cuts into a wall during construction of the new communications office building Renovation and construction continue at the site of the former Alexander Lumber building at Prairie and South streets on the Knox campus — future home of the … Continue reading
Tagged Brick Work, construction, Dust, Galesburg, Illinois, Knox College, renovation
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Gizmo Patio Nears Completion
A worker demolishes the east steps of the Gizmo patio as placing of concrete pavers resumes on Tuesday, July 10. Workers are back on track with the resurfacing of the Gizmo patio. The temporary delay due to a shortage of the … Continue reading
Tagged Concrete Pavers, construction, Demolition, Galesburg, Illinois, Jackhammer, Knox College
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New Accessibility Ramp at Ingersoll House
Work crews today are installing a new accessibility ramp at Ingersoll House, the traditional home of Knox College’s president. The home, located on Prairie and Losey streets, was dedicated formally as Ingersoll House in 1999. At that time, 20 members … Continue reading
Tagged construction, Ingersoll House, Knox College
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Bricklaying at Cherry and Berrien Streets
Knox College facilities services staff Max Getz lays brick at the corner of Cherry and Berrien Streets. When Galesburg and Knox College were founded 175 years ago, the intersection of Cherry and Berrien didn’t exist under its current name, according … Continue reading
Tagged brick, construction, repaving, street
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Future Communications Office Construction
The former Alexander Lumber building at 212 E. South Street has begun its transformation into the new office space for the Office of Communications. The Alexander Lumber company closed its Galesburg location in early 2009 and has been vacant since. … Continue reading
Tagged campus, College, construction, Knox, renovation
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