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| − | '''Hewitt Hall''' is a [[Barnard]] residence hall on the | + | '''Hewitt Hall''' is a [[Barnard College|Barnard]] residence hall on [[The Quad]]. |
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| + | ==History== | ||
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| + | Hewitt is the only [[Barnard campus]] building designed by Columbia master planners [[McKim, Mead, and White]]. It was built between [[1924]] and [[1925]], and was the fourth building on the Barnard campus site.<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=t0gj61QSgk8C&lpg=PA502&ots=H9-Rrm4Db_&dq=milbank%20hall%20barnard&pg=PA502#v=onepage&q=milbank%20hall%20barnard&f=false AIA Guide to NYC, 2010, p. 502]</ref> | ||
== Facilities == | == Facilities == | ||
Hewitt has 8 corridor-style floors, made up of mostly singles (and a few doubles & triples). | Hewitt has 8 corridor-style floors, made up of mostly singles (and a few doubles & triples). | ||
| − | The [[Hewitt Dining Hall]] is in the basement. All residents of Hewitt are required to participate in the | + | The [[Hewitt Dining Hall]] is in the basement. All residents of Hewitt are required to participate in the Quad Upperclass meal plan. |
A number of offices, including Furman Counseling Center and the Office of Disability Services, are located on the 1st Floor. | A number of offices, including Furman Counseling Center and the Office of Disability Services, are located on the 1st Floor. | ||
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== Floor plans == | == Floor plans == | ||
| − | Floor plans are available at [http:// | + | Floor plans are available at [http://barnardreslife.org/floorplans/hewitt.pdf http://barnardreslife.org/floorplans/hewitt.pdf]. |
==Advantages== | ==Advantages== | ||
| − | * | + | *Almost all single rooms |
| + | *Non-airshaft views | ||
| + | *Relatively convenient location | ||
| + | *Floors are usually quiet | ||
| + | *Anti-social corridor style layout | ||
==Disadvantages== | ==Disadvantages== | ||
| − | * | + | *No kitchen (except for one usually smelly communal kitchen on each floor of the adjoining Sulzberg building) |
| + | *Required Quad Upperclass meal plan | ||
| + | *Thin walls | ||
| + | *No air conditioning | ||
| + | *Anti-social corridor style layout | ||
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| + | ==References== | ||
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== Map == | == Map == | ||
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* [http://www.barnard.edu/reslife/floorplans/Hewitt.pdf Hewitt Floor Plans] | * [http://www.barnard.edu/reslife/floorplans/Hewitt.pdf Hewitt Floor Plans] | ||
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[[Category:Barnard residence halls]] | [[Category:Barnard residence halls]] | ||
Latest revision as of 11:39, 8 December 2013
| Hewitt Residence Hall | |
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| Address | The Quad (3009 Broadway) |
| Population | 215 |
| Barnard Residential Life and Housing | |
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110 • 121 • 600 • 616 • 620 • Brooks • Cathedral Gardens • Elliott • Hewitt • Plimpton • Reid • Sulzberger Tower | |
Hewitt Hall is a Barnard residence hall on The Quad.
Contents
History
Hewitt is the only Barnard campus building designed by Columbia master planners McKim, Mead, and White. It was built between 1924 and 1925, and was the fourth building on the Barnard campus site.[1]
Facilities
Hewitt has 8 corridor-style floors, made up of mostly singles (and a few doubles & triples).
The Hewitt Dining Hall is in the basement. All residents of Hewitt are required to participate in the Quad Upperclass meal plan.
A number of offices, including Furman Counseling Center and the Office of Disability Services, are located on the 1st Floor.
Accessibility
The Sulzberger and Brooks entrances are wheelchair accessible and elevators stop at all floors.
Floor plans
Floor plans are available at http://barnardreslife.org/floorplans/hewitt.pdf.
Advantages
- Almost all single rooms
- Non-airshaft views
- Relatively convenient location
- Floors are usually quiet
- Anti-social corridor style layout
Disadvantages
- No kitchen (except for one usually smelly communal kitchen on each floor of the adjoining Sulzberg building)
- Required Quad Upperclass meal plan
- Thin walls
- No air conditioning
- Anti-social corridor style layout
References
Map
<googlemap lat="40.808712" lon="-73.964432" type="map" zoom="16" width="500" height="300" controls="small"> 40.808712, -73.964432, Hewitt Residence Hall </googlemap>
Building address
3009 Broadway
New York, NY 10027
