Great Hall
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The Great Hall on Ellis Island is the historic main immigration processing room where millions of newcomers to the United States were inspected and registered in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Great Hall (Ellis Island) | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic immigration processing hall
ⓘ
interior space ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Main Immigration Building
ⓘ
surface form:
Immigrant Inspection Hall
Registry Room ⓘ |
| architect |
Edward Lippincott Tilton
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
William A. Boring NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Beaux-Arts ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| currentUse |
museum exhibition space
ⓘ
public assembly space ⓘ |
| feature |
American flags
ⓘ
Guastavino tile vaulting ⓘ balcony galleries ⓘ barrel-vaulted ceiling ⓘ information desks ⓘ large arched windows ⓘ |
| floorArea | approximately 20000 square feet ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | part of Statue of Liberty National Monument ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | contributing property to a National Historic Landmark ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodOfUse |
early 20th century
ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ |
| inception | 1900 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Ellis Island
ⓘ
New York City ⓘ New York Harbor estuarine system ⓘ
surface form:
New York Harbor
|
| locatedOnFloor | second floor of the main building ⓘ |
| material |
brick
ⓘ
steel ⓘ tile ⓘ |
| maximumCapacity | several thousand people at a time ⓘ |
| nearbyWaterBody | Upper New York Bay ⓘ |
| opened | December 17, 1900 ⓘ |
| operator | National Park Service ⓘ |
| partOf |
Ellis Island
ⓘ
surface form:
Ellis Island Historic District
Ellis Island ⓘ
surface form:
Ellis Island Immigration Station
Ellis Island ⓘ
surface form:
Ellis Island Main Building
Ellis Island ⓘ
surface form:
Ellis Island National Museum of Immigration
|
| significantEvent | processing of millions of immigrants to the United States ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
American immigration history
ⓘ
gateway to the United States ⓘ |
| usedFor |
immigration inspection
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legal inspection processing ⓘ medical inspection processing ⓘ registration of immigrants ⓘ |
| visitorAccess |
accessible via ferry
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open to the public ⓘ |
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