Midtown campus - Revision history

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 Columbia was located at a '''Midtown campus''' from [[1857]] to [[1897]] between Madison Ave and Park Ave (when it was just uncovered tracks for the [[w:New York Central Railroad|New York Central Railroad]]) from 49th to 50th streets. It has also been referred to as the '''Madison Avenue campus''' and the '''49th Street campus.''' The campus was originally home to the New York Institution for the Instruction of the Deaf and Dumb.
-A common misconception is that this campus once encompassed [[Rockefeller Center]], but it did not. Although the [[trustees]] had considered moving the campus to the [[Upper Estate]], property it already owned on Fifth Avenue that would eventually become Rockefeller Center, they bought a different piece of land two blocks away for the school. However, the townhouse that first housed [[Barnard College]] ''may'' have been located in a corner of the future site Rockefeller Center.
+A common misconception is that this campus once encompassed [[Rockefeller Center]], but it did not. Although the [[trustees]] had considered moving the campus to the [[Upper Estate]], property it already owned on Fifth Avenue that would eventually become Rockefeller Center, they bought a different piece of land two blocks away for the school.
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-Once the land became too valuable and space too cramped, President Barnard began seeking alternatives, including expansion into the nearby Elgin Botanical Gardens. Also known as the [[Upper Estate]], the overgrown gardens, which had been developed by Professor [[David Hosack]], had been given to Columbia by the state as consideration for a planned uptown move early in the 19th century. Columbia had developed much of the property (which then occupied the four square blocks between 5th and 6th Avenues and 47th and 51st Streets), but some space remained.
+The midtown campus had been intended as a temporary solution while the College contemplated where to locate for the long term. However, as time passed and the school grew, roots were laid down in midtown out of necessity until the land became too valuable and space too cramped. As early as [[1872]] Columbia acquired 8 acres of land near 161st known as the [[Wheelock property]] as a potential site for the school.<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=ZvAKAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA160#v=onepage&f=false A History of Columbia University 1754-1904, Pg. 160].</ref> President Barnard began seeking alternatives, including expansion into the nearby Elgin Botanical Gardens. Also known as the [[Upper Estate]], the overgrown gardens, which had been developed by Professor [[David Hosack]], had been given to Columbia by the state as consideration for a planned uptown move early in the 19th century. Columbia had developed much of the property (which then occupied the four square blocks between 5th and 6th Avenues and 47th and 51st Streets), but some space remained.
 Ultimately, it was [[Seth Low]] who moved the school to the [[Morningside Heights campus]], where it became, for the first time, Columbia University. The only physical artifact of the midtown campus to be found on Morningside is the gate between [[Butler Library]] and [[Weston Plaza]] in front of [[John Jay Hall]]. A small plaque on the gate identifies it. The 49th Street lot has since been occupied by two office towers, one of which is the work of the prolific New York firm [[w:Emery Roth | Emery Roth & Sons]].

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 == Departure ==
-Once the land became too valuable and space too cramped, President Barnard began seeking alternatives, including expansion into the nearby Elgin Botanical Gardens. Also known as the [[Upper Estate]], the overgrown gardens, which had been developed by Professor [[David Hosack]], had been given to Columbia by the state as consideration for a planned uptown move early in the 19th century. Columbia had sold off much of the property (which then occupied the four square blocks between 5th and 6th Avenues and 47th and 51st Streets) for development, but some space remained.
+Once the land became too valuable and space too cramped, President Barnard began seeking alternatives, including expansion into the nearby Elgin Botanical Gardens. Also known as the [[Upper Estate]], the overgrown gardens, which had been developed by Professor [[David Hosack]], had been given to Columbia by the state as consideration for a planned uptown move early in the 19th century. Columbia had developed much of the property (which then occupied the four square blocks between 5th and 6th Avenues and 47th and 51st Streets), but some space remained.
 Ultimately, it was [[Seth Low]] who moved the school to the [[Morningside Heights campus]], where it became, for the first time, Columbia University. The only physical artifact of the midtown campus to be found on Morningside is the gate between [[Butler Library]] and [[Weston Plaza]] in front of [[John Jay Hall]]. A small plaque on the gate identifies it. The 49th Street lot has since been occupied by two office towers, one of which is the work of the prolific New York firm [[w:Emery Roth | Emery Roth & Sons]].

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 == Departure ==
-Once the land became too valuable and space too cramped, President Barnard began seeking alternatives, including expansion into the nearby Elgin Botanical Gardens (which then occupied the four square blocks between 5th and 6th Avenues and 47th and 51st Streets) or a move uptown.<ref>See id.</ref>
+Once the land became too valuable and space too cramped, President Barnard began seeking alternatives, including expansion into the nearby Elgin Botanical Gardens. Also known as the [[Upper Estate]], the overgrown gardens, which had been developed by Professor [[David Hosack]], had been given to Columbia by the state as consideration for a planned uptown move early in the 19th century. Columbia had sold off much of the property (which then occupied the four square blocks between 5th and 6th Avenues and 47th and 51st Streets) for development, but some space remained.
 Ultimately, it was [[Seth Low]] who moved the school to the [[Morningside Heights campus]], where it became, for the first time, Columbia University. The only physical artifact of the midtown campus to be found on Morningside is the gate between [[Butler Library]] and [[Weston Plaza]] in front of [[John Jay Hall]]. A small plaque on the gate identifies it. The 49th Street lot has since been occupied by two office towers, one of which is the work of the prolific New York firm [[w:Emery Roth | Emery Roth & Sons]].

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 Once the land became too valuable and space too cramped, President Barnard began seeking alternatives, including expansion into the nearby Elgin Botanical Gardens (which then occupied the four square blocks between 5th and 6th Avenues and 47th and 51st Streets) or a move uptown.<ref>See id.</ref>
-Ultimately, it was [[Seth Low]] who moved the school to the [[Morningside Heights campus]], where it became, for the first time, Columbia University. The only physical artifact of the midtown campus to be found on Morningside is the gate between [[Butler Library]] and [[Weston Plaza]] in front of [[John Jay Hall]]. A small plaque on the gate identifies it. The 49th street lot has since been occupied by two office towers, one of which is the work of the prolific New York firm [[w:Emery Roth | Emery Roth & Sons]].
+Ultimately, it was [[Seth Low]] who moved the school to the [[Morningside Heights campus]], where it became, for the first time, Columbia University. The only physical artifact of the midtown campus to be found on Morningside is the gate between [[Butler Library]] and [[Weston Plaza]] in front of [[John Jay Hall]]. A small plaque on the gate identifies it. The 49th Street lot has since been occupied by two office towers, one of which is the work of the prolific New York firm [[w:Emery Roth | Emery Roth & Sons]].
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 One of President [[Frederick A. P. Barnard]]'s great accomplishments was managing to brow-beat the penny-pinching [[trustees]] into actually spending money to construct new buildings on the campus, providing much needed space for the rapidly growing school. The Midtown campus thus included both the first iteration of [[Hamilton Hall]] and the first [[law school]] building. The [[School of Mines]] was also established for the first time on the Midtown campus. Despite the lack of space, he also managed to finagle space for a President's House on the grounds.
-In sum, the following buildings were constructed on campus. With the exception of the President's House, for whom the architect was unknown, all were designed by Charles Coolidge Haight.
+In sum, the following buildings were constructed on campus. With the exception of the President's House, for whom the architect was unknown, all were designed by Charles Coolidge Haight.<ref>http://www.scup.org/asset/62643/HindsightForesight.pdf</ref>
 * President’s House ([[1862]])