Hamilton Hall (Columbia University)
Hamilton Hall | |
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General information | |
Architectural style | Neoclassical |
Coordinates | 40°48′24.66″N 73°57′42.14″W / 40.8068500°N 73.9617056°W |
Current tenants | Columbia College |
Year(s) built | 1905–1907 |
Owner | Columbia University |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | McKim, Mead & White |
Hamilton Hall is an academic building on the
History
The original Hamilton Hall was built in 1878 in the
When Columbia became a university and relocated to
Hamilton Hall has undergone extensive renovations in order to restore many of its historic details. Two stained glass windows depicting Sophocles and Virgil, gifts from the class of 1885 and 1891, respectively, were installed in the Hamilton Hall lobby in 2003, having sat in storage for nearly 60 years.[12] The building houses many of the classes of Columbia College's Core Curriculum.
Protests
Starting in the latter half of the 20th century, Hamilton Hall was taken over several times in the course of student activism at Columbia University, first during the
The building was then the site of a major 1985 student strike and barricade to demand university divestment from South Africa, which was under the apartheid system at the time, as well as ethnic studies classes at the university. During the 1985 strike, the building was renamed "Mandela Hall" by the occupying students.[15][16]
Hind's Hall
In April of 2024, a group of students, staff, alumni and allies unaffiliated with the school who had been participating in
References
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- ^ Shekitka, John P. (July 31, 2023). "The 'Lost' Columbia College Midtown Campus: 1857–1896: A Visual History. Guest Lecture for S3535: History of the City of New York. Department of History, Columbia University". Retrieved May 2, 2024 – via Academia.edu.
- ^ a b "Old Columbia College Site Sold". Yonkers Statesman. November 12, 1898. Retrieved May 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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- ^ "Old Columbia's Site". The New York Times. January 19, 1899. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
- ^ "The Berkeley School Sold". New-York Tribune. April 15, 1902. Retrieved May 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
- ^ "'Hind Hall': How Columbia's Hamilton Hall became its signature protest hub". Al Jazeera. May 1, 2024. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
- ^ Lee, Johanna (April 13, 2016). "Mandela Hall: A History of the 1985 Divest Protests". Columbia Daily Spectator. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
- ^ McKee, Amira; Huddleston, Sarah; Karam, Esha; Vance, Shea; Silva, Manuela; Clearly, Claire (April 30, 2024). "Dozens occupy Hamilton Hall as pro-Palestinian protests spread across campus". Columbia Daily Spectator. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
- ^ a b Watkins, Ali (April 30, 2024). "Columbia Protesters Rename Hamilton Hall to 'Hind's Hall'". The New York Times. Archived from the original on May 1, 2024. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
- ^ Graziosi, Graig (May 1, 2024). "Why have Columbia students renamed the college hall they occupied Hinds Hall?". The Independent. Archived from the original on May 1, 2024. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
- ^ Karam, Esha; Vance, Shea; Huddleston, Sarah; McKee, Amira; Silva, Manuela (April 30, 2024). "NYPD sweeps occupied Hamilton Hall, arrests dozens". Columbia Daily Spectator. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
- ^ Andrew, Scottie (May 8, 2024). "Macklemore criticizes Biden in new song supporting pro-Palestinian student protests". CNN. Archived from the original on May 9, 2024. Retrieved May 9, 2024.