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'''Brander Matthews Hall''' was built in [[1940]] at 117th St and [[Amsterdam Avenue]], and named for famed drama scholar [[Brander Matthews]]<ref>http://c250.columbia.edu/c250_celebrates/remarkable_columbians/brander_matthews.html</ref>. It housed an opera workshop, a 280-seat theater, and a bust of Matthews in the entrance. The building was razed only 18 years later, in [[1958]], to make way for [[Jerome Greene Hall]]. The bust now sits in Dean [[Austin Quigley]]'s office. | '''Brander Matthews Hall''' was built in [[1940]] at 117th St and [[Amsterdam Avenue]], and named for famed drama scholar [[Brander Matthews]]<ref>http://c250.columbia.edu/c250_celebrates/remarkable_columbians/brander_matthews.html</ref>. It housed an opera workshop, a 280-seat theater, and a bust of Matthews in the entrance. The building was razed only 18 years later, in [[1958]], to make way for [[Jerome Greene Hall]]. The bust now sits in Dean [[Austin Quigley]]'s office. | ||
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File:MatthewsHall1.jpg
Brander Matthews Hall with Wien Hall in the background
Brander Matthews Hall was built in 1940 at 117th St and Amsterdam Avenue, and named for famed drama scholar Brander Matthews[1]. It housed an opera workshop, a 280-seat theater, and a bust of Matthews in the entrance. The building was razed only 18 years later, in 1958, to make way for Jerome Greene Hall. The bust now sits in Dean Austin Quigley's office.
