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Built in 1857, Knox College's Old Main was designed by Charles Ulricson, a Swedish-born immigrant who was trained by Freemasons. This book decodes the symbols of this beloved building and explores how an ardently anti-Mason administration came to hire Ulricson.

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Original and very informative. Factor's analysis is persuasive, well researched, and contains many new insights. I was very impressed with his ability to deconstruct Old Main's design and offer an entirely new way of examining and appreciating the building.

-- Matthew Norman, Gettysburg College

This well-illustrated study establishes clearly the architectural philosophy and Masonic values Ulricson applied to what became prominent Illinois National Historical Landmark structures.

-- John Norton, 1958 Knox College graduate, former president of the Knox Alumni Association, and former vice-president of the board of the Bishop Hill Heritage Association

Table of Contents

Table of Contents
Foreword
1. A Surprising Irony
2. The Urbane Mr. Ulricson
3. Freemasons and Anti-Masons
4. Man of the Hour
5. The PhilosopherÆs Stone
6. The Sacred Geometry
7. A Question of Style
8. The Light in June
Notes
Bibliography
Index

Chapel in the Sky

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      Publisher Cornell University Press
      Published 15 December 2009
      ISBN-13 9780875804156
      978-0875804156
      ISBN-10 0875804152
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      Architecture: public and commercial

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Built in 1857, Knox College's Old Main was designed by Charles Ulricson, a Swedish-born immigrant who was trained by Freemasons. This book decodes the symbols of this beloved building and explores how an ardently anti-Mason administration came to hire Ulricson.

      Trade Review

      Original and very informative. Factor's analysis is persuasive, well researched, and contains many new insights. I was very impressed with his ability to deconstruct Old Main's design and offer an entirely new way of examining and appreciating the building.

      -- Matthew Norman, Gettysburg College

      This well-illustrated study establishes clearly the architectural philosophy and Masonic values Ulricson applied to what became prominent Illinois National Historical Landmark structures.

      -- John Norton, 1958 Knox College graduate, former president of the Knox Alumni Association, and former vice-president of the board of the Bishop Hill Heritage Association

      Table of Contents

      Table of Contents
      Foreword
      1. A Surprising Irony
      2. The Urbane Mr. Ulricson
      3. Freemasons and Anti-Masons
      4. Man of the Hour
      5. The PhilosopherÆs Stone
      6. The Sacred Geometry
      7. A Question of Style
      8. The Light in June
      Notes
      Bibliography
      Index

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