Old University of Chicago
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The University of Chicago, now known as the Old University of Chicago, was a Baptist college founded in 1857 by Stephen Douglas. It eventually failed in 1886, and was succeeded by the present University of Chicago, created with funds from John D. Rockefeller. Its small number of alumni were later recognized by the current University of Chicago.
Its physical plant was felled by a fire, and a lone remaining stone from its edifice has since been implanted into the wall of the arch between Classics building and Wieboldt Hall on the current University's main quadrangle.
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