University Heights Campus (Bronx Community College of The City University of New York) National Historic Landmark Nomination
Lial K. 2012. University Heights Campus (Bronx Community College of The City University of New York) National Historic Landmark Nomination. National Historic Landmark Nominations. 12001013_NHL. National Park Service. Washington, DC
This document is the National Historic Landmark (NHL) nomination for University Heights Campus (Bronx Community College of The City University of New York) in Bronx, New York. The NHL nomination for University Heights Campus (Bronx Community College of The City University of New York) documents its national significance under NHL Criteria 4 as an example of Beaux-Arts architecture in the United States, among the most important works by Stanford White, partner in McKim, Mead & White, the preeminent American architectural firm in the decades bookending 1900. The period of national significance commences with construction of the Hall of Languages in 1894 and concludes with the Hall of Philosophy in 1912, both designed by Stanford White as a matched pair of flanking buildings for the library.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Lial, Karen
- Date of Issue
- 2012-10-16
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- Keywords
- Beaux-Arts, Bronx, McKim Mead & White, National Historic Landmark, New York, Stanford White