Hartley Hall was the first official residence hall (or dormitory) constructed on the campus of Columbia University's Morningside Heights campus, and houses undergraduate students from Columbia College as well as the Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science. The building is named for Columbia alumnus Marcellus Hartley Dodge, who donated $300,000 for its construction shortly after his graduation. The building was meant as a memorial to his grandfather, Marcellus Hartley, the owner of Remington Arms, who died during Dodge's sophomore year and who bequeathed him the family fortune. Dodge hoped to create “the commencement of a true dormitory system" at Columbia.
Construction began on Hartley Hall in 1904 and it opened in tandem with Livingston Hall in 1905, welcoming students with its lobby of marble and oak. 200 students were housed in corridor-style rooms of various sizes. Lounges provided opportunities for social events such as teas with professors, although there was not yet an undergraduate dining hall on campus. Rooms of the period cost $3.30 per week, or $129 for the academic year, which, although more expensive than a roominghouse, ultimately allowed even poor students to afford berth there. University President Nicholas Murray Butler, who presided over the hall's opening, noted that "in the interest of true democracy," rooms were arranged to allow "the poorer student to live in the same building and the same entry with him who is better off, and so avoids the chasm between rich and poor living in separate buildings, of which there is so much complaint at Harvard."
Subsequently, the building became home, among others, to authors Allen Ginsberg and Jack Kerouac, who noted its cockroach problem.[1][2]
Overhauled during a 1980s renovation, the dorm is organized into mostly two-story suites, where up to 15 students live in single and double rooms. The suites' common space includes kitchens, bathrooms and living/dining areas. Along with neighboring Wallach Hall, it is currently part of the Living and Learning Center (LLC), home to suite-style housing that intermingles all class levels and features interactive events designed to draw them together. An application process is required to obtain housing in either of the LLC dormitories. Hartley also houses Columbia's undergraduate housing office. A small kosher deli used to be housed on the main floor. It was moved in 2007 to John Jay Hall.
hartley, hall, first, official, residence, hall, dormitory, constructed, campus, columbia, university, morningside, heights, campus, houses, undergraduate, students, from, columbia, college, well, foundation, school, engineering, applied, science, building, na. Hartley Hall was the first official residence hall or dormitory constructed on the campus of Columbia University s Morningside Heights campus and houses undergraduate students from Columbia College as well as the Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science The building is named for Columbia alumnus Marcellus Hartley Dodge who donated 300 000 for its construction shortly after his graduation The building was meant as a memorial to his grandfather Marcellus Hartley the owner of Remington Arms who died during Dodge s sophomore year and who bequeathed him the family fortune Dodge hoped to create the commencement of a true dormitory system at Columbia Hartley HallHartley Hall in 2015General informationAddress1124 Amsterdam Ave New York City New YorkNamed forMarcellus HartleyOpened1904OwnerColumbia UniversityTechnical detailsFloor count9Design and constructionArchitect s McKim Mead amp WhiteConstruction began on Hartley Hall in 1904 and it opened in tandem with Livingston Hall in 1905 welcoming students with its lobby of marble and oak 200 students were housed in corridor style rooms of various sizes Lounges provided opportunities for social events such as teas with professors although there was not yet an undergraduate dining hall on campus Rooms of the period cost 3 30 per week or 129 for the academic year which although more expensive than a roominghouse ultimately allowed even poor students to afford berth there University President Nicholas Murray Butler who presided over the hall s opening noted that in the interest of true democracy rooms were arranged to allow the poorer student to live in the same building and the same entry with him who is better off and so avoids the chasm between rich and poor living in separate buildings of which there is so much complaint at Harvard Subsequently the building became home among others to authors Allen Ginsberg and Jack Kerouac who noted its cockroach problem 1 2 Overhauled during a 1980s renovation the dorm is organized into mostly two story suites where up to 15 students live in single and double rooms The suites common space includes kitchens bathrooms and living dining areas Along with neighboring Wallach Hall it is currently part of the Living and Learning Center LLC home to suite style housing that intermingles all class levels and features interactive events designed to draw them together An application process is required to obtain housing in either of the LLC dormitories Hartley also houses Columbia s undergraduate housing office A small kosher deli used to be housed on the main floor It was moved in 2007 to John Jay Hall Famous Residents EditLangston Hughes writer key figure of the Harlem Renaissance 3 Jack Kerouac writer key figure of the Beat Generation Allen Ginsberg poet key figure of the Beat Generation Herbert Gold novelist member of the Beat Generation 4 Timothee Chalamet Academy Award nominated actor 5 Stephen Joel Trachtenberg former President of George Washington University 6 Terrence McNally American playwright 7 Robert Alter professor at University of California Berkeley bible translator 8 Christopher Dell former American ambassador to Angola Zimbabwe Kosovo 9 Phil Kline American composer 10 References Edit Kerouac Jack Vanity of Duluoz p 66 Kerouac Jack Visions of Cody p 198 Hartley Hall Columbia University Historical Justice Initiative Retrieved 2022 05 01 Morgan Bill November 1997 Beat Generation in New York A Walking Tour of Jack Kerouac s City City Lights Books ISBN 978 0 87286 325 5 Druckman Bella 2021 08 05 Top 10 Haunts and Hangouts of the Beat Generation Untapped New York Retrieved 2021 11 10 Columbia College Today www college columbia edu Retrieved 2021 12 18 Take Five with Terrence McNally 60 Columbia College Today 2017 06 23 Retrieved 2022 01 20 Take Five with Robert Alter 57 Columbia College Today 2019 04 05 Retrieved 2022 01 20 Former U S Ambassador Reflects on C C and Carmania Columbia College Today 2021 03 11 Retrieved 2022 01 20 Phil Kline 75 Columbia College Today www college columbia edu Retrieved 2022 01 20 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hartley Hall Columbia University Hartley Hall at Columbia Housing Photo Tour of Hartley Hall Housing the Columbia Community lecture by Professor Andrew S Dolkart on October 5 1999 Home on the Heights 100 Years of Housing at Columbia by Michael Foss Columbia College Today September 200540 48 23 32 N 73 57 41 96 W 40 8064778 N 73 9616556 W 40 8064778 73 9616556 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hartley Hall amp oldid 1153936146, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
