Schermerhorn Hall

Schermerhorn Hall

Schermerhorn Hall (pronounced sker-mer-horn) was built in 1896 to house the "natural sciences." An inscription above the doorway reads "For the advancement of natural science. Speak to the earth and it shall teach thee." Today Schermerhorn is the location of African-American Studies; Anthropology; Art History and Archaeology; Geology; Psychology; Women's Studies; the Miriam & Ira D. Wallach Art Gallery, and the Center for Environmental Research and Conservation (CERC).

Thomas Hunt Morgan conducted his Drosophila experiment in his Schermerhorn "Fly Room".

Directly behind and connected to Schermerhorn and is Schermerhorn Extension. The easiest way to get to a room in the extension is to enter Schermerhorn, make a right, walk until the end of the hallway, make a left, go all the way forward and down a few stairs and make a right, then another left. You're now in the Extension. On your right are a bank of elevators that will get you to the rest of the floors. Alternatively, enter the service gate on 118th St and Amsterdam Ave during the daytime and use the door immediately on the left if it's still open.