Brooks and Hewitt Halls

Brooks and Hewitt Halls
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Hewitt Hall, October 2009
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Location	Jct. W. 116th St. and Claremont Ave., New York, New York
Coordinates	40°48′30″N 73°57′54″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1906
Architect	Rich, Charles; McKim, Mead & White
Architectural style	Renaissance, Colonial Revival
NRHP reference No.	03001151 [1]
Added to NRHP	November 15, 2003

Brooks and Hewitt Halls are historic dormitory buildings located on the campus of Barnard College in Morningside Heights, Manhattan, New York City. Brooks Hall was designed by Charles A. Rich (1854–1943) and built in 1906–1907. It is a seven and one half story, red Harvard brick building on a granite foundation with limestone and terra cotta trim. It features a sloping Spanish tile roof with hip-roof dormer windows. Hewitt Hall, named for Abram S. Hewitt, was designed by McKim, Mead & White and built in 1926–1927. It is a seven-story, red Harvard brick building with a sloping copper clad roof.^[2]

They were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.^[1]

See also

• Barnard Hall
• Milbank, Brinckerhoff, and Fiske Halls

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. Kathleen A. Howe (June 2003). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Brooks and Hewitt Halls". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original on August 9, 2011. Retrieved March 19, 2011. See also: "Accompanying seven photos". Archived from the original on August 9, 2011. Retrieved March 22, 2011.