Founder's Hall, Rockefeller University
1216 York Avenue | also 590 East 68th Street | Lenox Hill | built 1940
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- 1902
John D. Rockefeller commits $1 million to found a medical research institute
Rockefeller's pledge funds a new medical research institute, and in 1903 he personally buys the former Schermerhorn family estate on the East River as its campus. Founder's Hall, one of the first three buildings there, goes up between 1903 and 1906 to house the institute's laboratories.
Source: Wikipedia
- 1906
The Rockefeller Institute opens its first laboratory building
John D. Rockefeller pledged $1 million in 1902 for a medical research institute. Founder's Hall, designed by Shepley, Rutan & Coolidge and built from 1903 to 1906 for $276,000, was the first building on the new campus and housed the nation's first major biomedical research laboratory.
Source: Wikipedia
- 1906
Shepley, Rutan and Coolidge complete a Classical Revival laboratory building
The Boston firm designs a five-story steel-framed structure faced in gray brick with limestone trim, its entrance marked by a Classical Revival portico of Ionic columns. Construction of the building, along with an adjoining animal house and powerhouse, costs $276,000, and it goes on to house one of the country's earliest major biomedical research laboratories.
Source: Wikipedia
- 1974
Founder's Hall is named a National Historic Landmark
Founder's Hall was declared a National Historic Landmark on May 30, 1974. The five-story, steel-framed building has gray brick walls with limestone trim and an entrance portico on Ionic columns. It is now used mainly for university offices.
Source: Wikipedia
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