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| − | '''Seth Low Hall''' is a [[Teachers College]]-owned residential building at 106 Morningside Drive that serves as faculty housing. Curiously, it is the only building on [[Morningside Heights]] honoring [[Seth Low]], the [[President of Columbia University]] ([[Low Library honors Low's father, Abiel Abbot Low.) | + | '''Seth Low Hall''' is a [[Teachers College]]-owned residential building at 106 Morningside Drive that serves as faculty housing. Curiously, it is the only building on [[Morningside Heights]] honoring [[Seth Low]], the [[President of Columbia University]] ([[Low Library]] honors Low's father, Abiel Abbot Low.) |
== History == | == History == | ||
| − | Seth Low Hall was built by private developers as Janus Court in [[]]. In the [[1919]-[[1920]] fiscal year, Teachers College purchased it for $176,000 (along with [[Bancroft Hall]] for $257,000) to satisfy the booming demand for student housing.<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=-qzX59DGl2UC&pg=PA56#v=onepage&f=false Report of the Controller - Dean's Report for Year Ending June 1920, Teachers College, Columbia University].</ref><ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=MMagAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA134#v=onepage&f=false Living Arrangements - Teachers College Residence Halls - Announcement of Teachers College School of Education Announcement 1920-1921]</ref> | + | Seth Low Hall was built by private developers as Janus Court in [[1910]]. In the [[1919]-[[1920]] fiscal year, Teachers College purchased it for $176,000 (along with [[Bancroft Hall]] for $257,000) to satisfy the booming demand for student housing.<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=-qzX59DGl2UC&pg=PA56#v=onepage&f=false Report of the Controller - Dean's Report for Year Ending June 1920, Teachers College, Columbia University].</ref><ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=MMagAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA134#v=onepage&f=false Living Arrangements - Teachers College Residence Halls - Announcement of Teachers College School of Education Announcement 1920-1921]</ref> |
== References == | == References == | ||
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Latest revision as of 12:33, 8 December 2013
Seth Low Hall is a Teachers College-owned residential building at 106 Morningside Drive that serves as faculty housing. Curiously, it is the only building on Morningside Heights honoring Seth Low, the President of Columbia University (Low Library honors Low's father, Abiel Abbot Low.)
History
Seth Low Hall was built by private developers as Janus Court in 1910. In the [[1919]-1920 fiscal year, Teachers College purchased it for $176,000 (along with Bancroft Hall for $257,000) to satisfy the booming demand for student housing.[1][2]
