The University of Chicago, now known as the Old University of Chicago (also called Chicago University), was a school founded by Baptists in Chicago in 1857. It eventually failed in 1886, and was succeeded by the present University of Chicago; 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 the Classics building and Wieboldt Hall on the current University's main quadrangle.
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