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[[Image:WestHall2.jpg|thumb|240px|West Hall seen behind Low Library looking west. Mathematics is in the background]] | [[Image:WestHall2.jpg|thumb|240px|West Hall seen behind Low Library looking west. Mathematics is in the background]] | ||
[[Image:WestHall1.jpg|thumb|240px|West Hall, seen between Low Library and Mathematics]] | [[Image:WestHall1.jpg|thumb|240px|West Hall, seen between Low Library and Mathematics]] | ||
| − | '''West Hall''' was a building located roughly where [[ | + | '''West Hall''' was a building located roughly where [[Mathematics Lawn]] and [[Earl Hall]] are today. It was part of the [[Bloomingdale Insane Asylum]]'s main complex. When Columbia moved to the site it made use of the building for a few years before demolishing it. It various points it housed the [[Anthropology Department]], the [[University Book Store]], and student group space, including the [[Philolexian Society]], the [[Spectator]], [[The Jester]], and [[Columbia Monthly]]. It can be seen in early drawings and pictures of the campus. |
[[Category:Demolished buildings on the Morningside Heights campus]] | [[Category:Demolished buildings on the Morningside Heights campus]] | ||
Revision as of 22:39, 23 January 2008
West Hall was a building located roughly where Mathematics Lawn and Earl Hall are today. It was part of the Bloomingdale Insane Asylum's main complex. When Columbia moved to the site it made use of the building for a few years before demolishing it. It various points it housed the Anthropology Department, the University Book Store, and student group space, including the Philolexian Society, the Spectator, The Jester, and Columbia Monthly. It can be seen in early drawings and pictures of the campus.
