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Shimer Square represents a transformative redevelopment initiative led by the Economic Growth Corporation (GROWTH) to revitalize the vacant former Shimer College campus nestled in the historic community of Mt. Carroll, IL.
- Campus Concepts
Until further notice, due to active construction, the Shimer...
- Residential Development
Shimer Square is redefining how you view “campus life.”...
- Early Childhood Development Center
The results of the study indicated a strong demand for such...
- Bidding Opportunities
SHIMER SQUARE. HOME > DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITY > > Bidding...
- Shimer Square
Shimer College is rich with history, originally incorporated...
- History
By 1949, enrollment had fallen to 65 students and the...
- Development Activity
GROWTH is in the process of redeveloping the former historic...
- Events
GROWTH invited the entire community to help celebrate the...
- Campus Concepts
Shimer College is rich with history, originally incorporated as a female-governed Mount Carroll Seminary in Mt. Carroll in 1853. The College evolved and closed its campus in Mt. Carroll in 1979, sending a ripple effect and leaving leaders grappling with what to do next.
Jun 7, 2024 · Shimer Square represents a transformative redevelopment initiative led by the Economic Growth Corporation (GROWTH) to revitalize the vacant former Shimer College campus nestled in the historic community of Mt. Carroll, IL.
Shimer College was founded in Mount Carroll, Illinois as the Mount Carroll Seminary, a non-denominational coeducational seminary. The charter for the seminary was granted by the Illinois General Assembly on June 18, 1852, after lobbying by the citizens of Mount Carroll.
Rediscover Shimer Square. In the center of our historic community sits a former college campus, with 14 rolling acres, historic trees, and 17 brick buildings ready for revitalization.
Under the spring sun of the rolling farmlands around the northwestern Illinois town of Mount Carroll, tiny Shimer College wears a mask of nodding tranquillity. It might be some 19th century prairie academy trying to drive a little erudition into the neighboring pumpkin-heads.
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Aug 17, 2022 · Shimer Square encapsulates the entire campus footprint of the historic Shimer College, a 14-acre campus with a total of 17 buildings, former residential halls and instructional buildings constructed between 1903-1975.
