City College Gothic campus
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The City College Gothic campus is the historic, neo-Gothic main campus of the City College of New York, renowned for its castle-like architecture and prominent position overlooking upper Manhattan.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic district
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neo-Gothic architectural ensemble ⓘ university campus ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Collegiate Gothic
NERFINISHED
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neo-Gothic ⓘ |
| boundedBy |
Amsterdam Avenue vicinity
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Convent Avenue NERFINISHED ⓘ West 138th Street NERFINISHED ⓘ West 140th Street NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtFor | City College of New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1903 ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| elevationRelativeToCity | hilltop site ⓘ |
| eraOfConstruction | early 20th century ⓘ |
| faces | St. Nicholas Terrace NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBuilding |
Baskerville Hall
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Compton-Goethals Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ Marshak Science Building vicinity (edge of Gothic ensemble) ⓘ Shepard Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ Steinman Hall vicinity (engineering complex adjacent to Gothic core) ⓘ Wingate Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSubCampusRelation | contrastedWith City College South Campus (modernist complex) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | New York City Landmark (campus ensemble) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationYear | 1981 ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | New York City Landmark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inaugurationYear | 1907 ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | English collegiate Gothic campuses ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Hamilton Heights
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Manhattan ⓘ New York City ⓘ New York State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainArchitect | George Browne Post NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
castle-like facades
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ornamental stonework ⓘ quadrangles and courtyards ⓘ stained-glass windows in Shepard Hall ⓘ towers and turrets ⓘ |
| notableFor |
coherent neo-Gothic design across multiple academic buildings
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symbolic representation of public higher education in New York City ⓘ |
| officialName | North Campus of the City College of New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | City College of New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overlooks | upper Manhattan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | City University of New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
City College of New York
NERFINISHED
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City University of New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
higher education
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research and instruction ⓘ |
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