[3][4] The Classical Revival hall was dedicated to Joseph B. Greenhut, Captain of Company K, 82nd Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment.

The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 13, 1976, and was listed as an example of Beaux-Arts architecture.

[5] Greenhut personally donated $15,000, approximately two-thirds of the building's cost, allowing the hall to open without debt.

[5] Artwork housed at the GAR Hall include: portraits of Greenhut and his wife, marble bust of General John Logan by Peoria sculptor Fritz Triebel, and other Civil War exhibits.

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