Bell tower housing a carillon in Illinois, United States
McFarland Carillon
Alternative names
McFarland Bell Tower
McFarland Memorial Bell Tower
General information
Type
Bell tower housing a carillon
Location
South Quad
Town or city
Urbana, Illinois
Country
United States
Inaugurated
October 22, 2010[1]
Cost
$550,000 (bells)
Owner
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Height
185 feet (56 m)
Design and construction
Architect(s)
Fred Guyton
Architecture firm
Peckham Guyton Albers & Viets, Inc.
Other designers
Petit & Fritsen (bellfounding)
The McFarland Memorial Bell Tower is a 185-foot (56 m) bell tower located on the South Quad of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. The tower was approved by the University's trustees in 2005 and built in 2008-2009. It was designed by Fred Guyton of Peckham, Guyton, Albers & Viets.[2] The carillon has 48 bells.
^"McFarland Carillon Brings Music to the ACES Quad". ACES News. September 28, 2010. Retrieved January 6, 2020.
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