Founder's Hall, The Rockefeller University | |
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| Location | 66th Street and York Avenue, Manhattan, New York City, New York |
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| Coordinates | 40°45′47″N 73°57′18″W / 40.76306°N 73.95500°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1906 |
| Architect | Shepley, Rutan & Coolidge |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 74001269[1] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | September 13, 1974[1] |
| Designated NHL | May 30, 1974[2] |
Founder's Hall was the first building built on the campus of Rockefeller University at 66th Street and York Avenue, in Manhattan, New York City.[3] Built between 1903 and 1906,[4] it represents an instance of one of John D. Rockefeller's largest scale efforts at philanthropy, and housed the nation's first major biomedical research laboratory. Construction costs for Founders, which included an Animal housing facility and a powerhouse were $276,000.[5] It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1974.[2][3][6] The building is now mainly used for school offices.
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[music] Adoley Ammah-Tagoe: Welcome to the Princeton residential colleges. [music] Jeff Nunokawa: This is your first home here at Princeton Jeff Nunokawa: and we do a great deal, we all of us do, each of us in our own Jeff Nunokawa: way, to make it feel like home. Jeff Nunokawa: To make you feel like there's a place for you here, no Jeff Nunokawa: matter where you're from, and no matter Jeff Nunokawa: where you want to go. Sanjeev Kulkarni: Each of the colleges is having Sanjeev Kulkarni: a Master Chef night. Sarah Paige: Well, Butler always has wonderful events Sarah Paige: going on, but the master's dinner Sarah Paige: is definitely wonderful. Jeff Nunokawa: It kind of touches on what we think of as Jeff Nunokawa: the mission of the college, and that's to make people feel Jeff Nunokawa: lively and at home. Eduardo Cadava: What the way the college is envisioned as is a Eduardo Cadava: place to bring together undergraduates, graduate Eduardo Cadava: students, and faculty in a place where students live, in Eduardo Cadava: order to enhance the life that you have here. Sanjeev Kulkarni: Each of the colleges has Sanjeev Kulkarni: roughly about 500 students. Eduardo Cadava: Part of my charge is just to make sure Eduardo Cadava: that where the students live continues to be a place where they learn. Sarah Paige: Well, I think that the residential colleges are a Sarah Paige: really special part of the Princeton experience that Sarah Paige: allow you to really get to know an extremely diverse Sarah Paige: community, but in a much more manageable way. Adoley Ammah-Tagoe: I think what I love most about the Adoley Ammah-Tagoe: residential college system is the sense of community that Adoley Ammah-Tagoe: you have. It's when you walk into the dining hall and you Adoley Ammah-Tagoe: can sit down with anyone you know. Adoley Ammah-Tagoe: It's when you're walking along the paths of your college, and Adoley Ammah-Tagoe: you find yourself saying, "Hi," to so many people. Adoley Ammah-Tagoe: It's when you're studying in the study rooms, and everyone Adoley Ammah-Tagoe: has the same sense of community in the same environment. Katelyn Scanlan: For me, coming from a small town, it Katelyn Scanlan: seemed like such a big place. Katelyn Scanlan: But once I got here and got into the residential college Katelyn Scanlan: system, into the residential campus life, it really becomes Katelyn Scanlan: a small community and I was really surprised by how Katelyn Scanlan: tight-knit our groups can be. Katelyn Scanlan: And I've made of my best friends in Katelyn Scanlan: the residential colleges. Katelyn Scanlan: So it's something really unexpected and really, really Katelyn Scanlan: nice to have here at Princeton. [music] Simon Krauss: We have six residential colleges. Simon Krauss: You're assigned, and you stay there for at least your Simon Krauss: freshman and sophomore year. Katelyn Scanlan: How you're sorted into residential Katelyn Scanlan: colleges, it's not like you can put a sorting hat on your Katelyn Scanlan: head, like in Harry Potter. Katelyn Scanlan: It's done completely randomly. Jessica Johnson: Well I like that, in a sense, that it's Jessica Johnson: not just one demographic. Jessica Johnson: Because part of the reason why you want to come to college is Jessica Johnson: so that you meet people that aren't in your typical group Jessica Johnson: of friends. Katelyn Scanlan: Three residential colleges have just Katelyn Scanlan: freshmen and sophomores. Katelyn Scanlan: And then other residential colleges Katelyn Scanlan: are four-year colleges. Katelyn Scanlan: For instance, Mathey is the sister college of Rocky. Katelyn Scanlan: Rocky has freshmen and sophomores and Katelyn Scanlan: Mathey has all classes. [music] Victoria Hoss: A lot ofupperclassmen are also Victoria Hoss: choosing to stay in Butler because it's so nice. Victoria Hoss: So that I think, as a different dynamic-- because Victoria Hoss: you don't just have sophomores and freshmen-- you get to Victoria Hoss: interact with upperclassmen who can help you out with Org-O (organic chemistry) Victoria Hoss: and stuff like that, which is really helpful. Jennifer Yeh: Living in Butler is wonderful, which is Jennifer Yeh: actually the reason that I'm still in Butler as an upperclassman. Jennifer Yeh: And so you have a social and academic network that's there Jennifer Yeh: backing you up the entire time. [music] Katelyn Scanlan: Each residential college has some Katelyn Scanlan: kind of character. Katelyn Scanlan: And it's usually a reflection of the Master of the College Katelyn Scanlan: and the kind of character of the students that happen to Katelyn Scanlan: make up a certain class. Yien Hao ("Mark") Lock: What I really like about Whitman is the dining hall. Yien Hao ("Mark") Lock: I've been here for four years and every time I come here, Yien Hao ("Mark") Lock: there's always people I know. Malavika Balachandran: You can walk into a study room, and Malavika Balachandran: it's always filled with people and you know that you're never Malavika Balachandran: really alone. Lauren Schwartz: Forbes used to be a hotel, and it's really Lauren Schwartz: neat because some rooms even have their own bathroom. Lauren Schwartz: So it's kind of like being Eloise at the Plaza, only it's Lauren Schwartz: not so much pink. Charquia Wright: It has beautiful views. Maxim Botstein: It's really interesting, architecturally, Maxim Botstein: so it's really fun to walk down the halls. Maxim Botstein: And you can see how it changes from a new Maxim Botstein: wing to the main Inn. Owen Knights: Well, I think Wilson College is special Owen Knights: because we have some tremendous academic resources. Daniel Yeboah-Kordieh: I'm from Ghana, Accra, Daniel Yeboah-Kordieh: and I'm an international student living in Wilson College. Eduardo Cadava: Well, it was the first college. Eduardo Cadava: In the late '50s, some students got together and went to the then-president, Eduardo Cadava: President Goheen, and made a case for an alternative to the eating clubs. Eduardo Cadava: It was a place where students could gather Eduardo Cadava: together with faculty. They would invite faculty and it was a kind of template for Eduardo Cadava: the residential college systems. Alesia Dechkoskaia: It's next to Frist Campus Center where you can get late meal and do homework. Alesia Dechkoskaia: It's close to some of the libraries. Daniel Yeboah-Kordieh: Trust me. If you're in Wilson, you're in the best place. Akshata Shirahatti: Rocky's just, in my opinion, the most beautiful part of campus. Akshata Shirahatti: The Gothic architecture really makes for a great place to live. Sean Drohan: The best thing about living in Rocky is that you live in a castle. Akshata Shirahatti: Jeff Nunokawa, our college Master is great. Akshata Shirahatti: I've had a lot of meals with him and he's a great person to talk to. Chad Horner, Jonathan Lack and Abraham Chaibi: Go Rocky! Sascha Brown: My favorite part about being in Mathey is the Sascha Brown: activities that they put on for us. Sascha Brown: My personal favorites were the two Broadway trips, one to Sascha Brown: Wicked, and one to The Lion King. Peter Giovione: There's a girl from Kenya. Peter Giovione: We're from all over the world. Peter Giovione: It's really a great experience to meet them all. Student: I got placed in Mathey. Student: I feel like Mathey's full of artsy people. Sanjeev Kulkarni: I like to think of Butler as a Sanjeev Kulkarni: particularly friendly, collegial, Sanjeev Kulkarni: and welcoming place. Mireille ("Mimi") Pichette: I like the study break. Kyle Schenthal: The location's good for science majors. Daisy Zhou: Yeah. Victoria Hoss: We're all usually Victoria Hoss: outside playing or studying. Victoria Hoss: We're a pretty active group. Kellie Lynch: I would say so, yeah. [music] Charquia Wright: What's happening tonight is Charquia Wright: vegetarian night at Forbes and it's really popular on campus. Julie Badessa: We have a pretty loyal following. Julie Badessa: We usually feed about 500 people for these dinners. Alex Trimble: Our entire staff becomes involved with it. Lauren Schwartz: The whole campus gravitates towards Lauren Schwartz: these special meals. Alex Trimble: We have, here at Forbes, absolutely the best culinary team. [music] Jessica Johnson: Most people who graduated will tell you Jessica Johnson: that they were greatly impacted by their time in the Jessica Johnson: residential college, whether they choose to live there as Jessica Johnson: upperclassmen or not. Yien Hao ("Mark") Lock: And that tends to happen with a lot of people. Yien Hao ("Mark") Lock: They stay really attached to their residential college Yien Hao ("Mark") Lock: because of the really close nature of their friendships, Yien Hao ("Mark") Lock: starting in their freshman and sophomore years. Peter Giovone: It's really It's really like a family for me. Anna Kornfeld Simpson: It's just a another great way that Anna Kornfeld Simpson: Princeton tries to make us all into a community and form Anna Kornfeld Simpson: friendships that are going to be meaningful to us for the Anna Kornfeld Simpson: rest of our lives. [music]
Description and history
Founder's Hall is located near the center of the campus of Rockefeller University on Manhattan's Upper East Side, between the end of 66th Street and FDR Drive. It is a steel-framed five-story building, its exterior finished in gray brick with limestone trim. It has Classical Revival styling, with broad pilasters separating groups of window bays, and an entrance with a portico supported by Ionic columns. It was built in 1903 to a design by the architectural form Shepley, Rutan & Coolidge.[3]
John D. Rockefeller (1839–1937) amassed one of the greatest fortunes of the late 19th century in the oil business, from which he retired in 1897. His efforts at philanthropy were formally guided from 1891 by Frederick T. Gates, a Baptist minister who had previously (1889) recommended to Rockefeller that he establish the University of Chicago. Much of Rockefeller's early philanthropy was on a comparatively small scale, and it was soon clear that larger-scale endeavors needed to be organized to properly guide his charitable giving. Gates suggested to Rockefeller that he establish a medical research institute that would be on a par with major European institutions of the period. In June 1902, Rockefeller made a commitment of $1 million to establish such an institute. In 1903 he purchased the former Schermerhorn estate, which is now the university's core campus. Founder's Hall was one of the first three buildings on the campus, housing its principal research laboratories.[3]
See also
- List of National Historic Landmarks in New York City
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Manhattan from 59th to 110th Streets
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b "Founder's Hall". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. 2007-09-11. Archived from the original on 2011-06-05.
- ^ a b c d Poh, Carol Ann (December 11, 1973). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Founder's Hall - The Rockefeller University" (pdf). National Park Service.
- ^ Holt, L. Emmett (1906). "A Sketch of the Development of the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research". Science. 24 (601): 1–6. Bibcode:1906Sci....24....1E. doi:10.1126/science.24.601.1. JSTOR 1633029. PMID 17749741.
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{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "National Register of Historic Places Inventory: Accompanying photos" (pdf). National Park Service. 1973.
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