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Thomas Rees Memorial Carillon
The Thomas Rees Memorial Carillon is a carillon located in Washington Park in Springfield, Illinois. The brutalist tower stands 132 feet and is constructed from concrete, brick and steel. It was dedicated in 1962 and designed by Bill Turley. Each year the carillon hosts the International Carillon Festival which features world-renowned carillonneurs.
==History==
The Thomas Rees Memorial Carillon is located in Springfield, Illinois' Washington Park and was dedicated in June 1962.〔"(Thomas Rees Memorial Carillon )", ''Springfield Illinois Convention & Visitor's Bureau'', official site, retrieved January 22, 2012.〕〔〔 A trust fund bequeathed by local newspaper publisher Thomas Rees - he published the ''Illinois State Register'' from 1881 until 1933 - provided the money for the construction of the carillon.〔"(Thomas Ress Memorial Carillon in Springfield )", (video), ''Prairie Fire'', episode #542, ''WILL''; ''PBS'', May 8, 1997, retrieved January 22, 2012.〕 The trust fund provided $200,000 to build and maintain a carillon in Springfield.〔 Rees had traveled through the Netherlands and Belgium where he discovered his enjoyment of the sounds produced by carillons.〔
The carillon has been periodically closed and renovated through its lifetime. In 1978, the transmission system was updated and in 1987 the carillon experienced a major renovation.〔"(History )", "Carillon" - ''Springfield Park District'', official site, retrieved January 22, 2012.〕 The 1987 work was done, in part, to install a new transition system for the bells.〔 The Rees Carillon was closed for a period in 1993 while it underwent a major structural renovation.〔 In 2008 the Rees Carillon underwent renovation that replaced seven of the bells' clappers at a cost of $90,000.〔
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