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'''Wallach Hall''' is the second oldest residence hall (or [[dormitory]]) on the campus of [[Columbia University]], and currently houses undergraduate students from [[Columbia College of Columbia University|Columbia College]] as well as the [[Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science]]. It opened in 1905 as "Livingston Hall" after [[Robert Livingston (1746-1813)|Robert Livingston]], a [[Founding Father of the United States]] and alumnus of King's College, Columbia's predecessor, but its name was changed after [[Ira D. Wallach]] donated approximately $2 million towards its renovation.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Columbia Daily Spectator 15 November 1979 — Columbia Spectator|url=http://spectatorarchive.library.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/columbia?a=d&d=cs19791115-01.2.4|access-date=2020-06-18|website=spectatorarchive.library.columbia.edu}}</ref> This gave rise to the joke, "Livingston signed the [[United States Declaration of Independence|Declaration of Independence]], Wallach signed a check."<ref>{{Cite news|last=Lipsyte|first=Robert|date=1997-05-04|title=Lest a Sister's Memory Be Erased|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1997/05/04/nyregion/lest-a-sister-s-memory-be-erased.html|access-date=2020-06-18|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> (Although a member of the committee of the [[Continental Congress]] that drafted the Declaration, Livingston did not actually sign the historic document.)
'''Wallach Hall''' is the second oldest residence hall (or [[dormitory]]) on the campus of [[Columbia University]], and currently houses undergraduate students from [[Columbia College of Columbia University|Columbia College]] as well as the [[Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science]].


It opened in 1905 as '''Livingston Hall''' after [[Robert Livingston (1746-1813)|Robert Livingston]], a [[Founding Father of the United States]] and alumnus of King's College, Columbia's predecessor, but its name was changed in 1979 after [[Ira D. Wallach]] donated approximately $2 million towards its renovation.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Columbia Daily Spectator 15 November 1979 — Columbia Spectator|url=http://spectatorarchive.library.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/columbia?a=d&d=cs19791115-01.2.4|access-date=2020-06-18|website=spectatorarchive.library.columbia.edu}}</ref> This gave rise to the joke, "Livingston signed the [[United States Declaration of Independence|Declaration of Independence]], Wallach signed a check."<ref>{{Cite news|last=Lipsyte|first=Robert|date=1997-05-04|title=Lest a Sister's Memory Be Erased|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1997/05/04/nyregion/lest-a-sister-s-memory-be-erased.html|access-date=2020-06-18|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> Although a member of the committee of the [[Continental Congress]] that drafted the Declaration, Livingston did not actually sign the historic document.
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Wallach Hall was also home to [[Beat Generation]] author [[Jack Kerouac]]. In his autobiography ''[[Vanity of Duluoz]]'' he expressed his satisfaction with the move from neighboring [[Hartley Hall]]:<ref>Kerouac, Jack, ''[[Vanity of Duluoz]]'', p.66</ref>

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Wallach Hall was home to [[Beat Generation]] author [[Jack Kerouac]]. In his autobiography ''[[Vanity of Duluoz]]'' he expressed his satisfaction with the move from neighboring [[Hartley Hall]]:<ref>Kerouac, Jack, ''[[Vanity of Duluoz]]'', p.66</ref>


<blockquote>One great move I made was to switch my dormitory room from Hartley Hall to Livingston Hall where there were no cockroaches and where b'God I had a room all to myself, on the second floor, overlooking the beautiful trees and walkways of the campus and overlooking, to my greatest delight, besides the Van Am Quadrangle, the [[Butler Library|library itself, the new one]], with its stone frieze running around entire with the names engraved in stone forever: "[[Goethe]] ... [[Voltaire]] ... [[Shakespeare]] ... [[Molière]] ... [[Dante]]." That was more like it. Lighting my fragrant pipe at 8 P.M., I'd open the pages of my homework, turn on station [[WFME (AM)|WQXR]] for the continual classical music, and sit there, in the golden glow of my lamp, in a sweater, sight and say, "Well, now I'm a real collegian at last."
<blockquote>One great move I made was to switch my dormitory room from Hartley Hall to Livingston Hall where there were no cockroaches and where b'God I had a room all to myself, on the second floor, overlooking the beautiful trees and walkways of the campus and overlooking, to my greatest delight, besides the Van Am Quadrangle, the [[Butler Library|library itself, the new one]], with its stone frieze running around entire with the names engraved in stone forever: "[[Goethe]] ... [[Voltaire]] ... [[Shakespeare]] ... [[Molière]] ... [[Dante]]." That was more like it. Lighting my fragrant pipe at 8 P.M., I'd open the pages of my homework, turn on station [[WFME (AM)|WQXR]] for the continual classical music, and sit there, in the golden glow of my lamp, in a sweater, sight and say, "Well, now I'm a real collegian at last."

Revision as of 04:35, 29 December 2023

Wallach Hall
Wallach Hall in 2016, with John Jay Hall to the right.
Map
Former namesLivingston Hall
General information
Address1116 Amsterdam Avenue, New York City, New York
Named forIra Wallach
Opened1905
OwnerColumbia University
Technical details
Floor count9
Design and construction
Architect(s)McKim, Mead & White

Wallach Hall is the second oldest residence hall (or dormitory) on the campus of Columbia University, and currently houses undergraduate students from Columbia College as well as the Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science.

It opened in 1905 as Livingston Hall after Robert Livingston, a Founding Father of the United States and alumnus of King's College, Columbia's predecessor, but its name was changed in 1979 after Ira D. Wallach donated approximately $2 million towards its renovation.[1] This gave rise to the joke, "Livingston signed the Declaration of Independence, Wallach signed a check."[2] Although a member of the committee of the Continental Congress that drafted the Declaration, Livingston did not actually sign the historic document.

Wallach Hall was home to Beat Generation author Jack Kerouac. In his autobiography Vanity of Duluoz he expressed his satisfaction with the move from neighboring Hartley Hall:[3]

One great move I made was to switch my dormitory room from Hartley Hall to Livingston Hall where there were no cockroaches and where b'God I had a room all to myself, on the second floor, overlooking the beautiful trees and walkways of the campus and overlooking, to my greatest delight, besides the Van Am Quadrangle, the library itself, the new one, with its stone frieze running around entire with the names engraved in stone forever: "Goethe ... Voltaire ... Shakespeare ... Molière ... Dante." That was more like it. Lighting my fragrant pipe at 8 P.M., I'd open the pages of my homework, turn on station WQXR for the continual classical music, and sit there, in the golden glow of my lamp, in a sweater, sight and say, "Well, now I'm a real collegian at last."

Overhauled during the early 1980s, Wallach is currently, with Hartley, part of the Living and Learning Center (LLC), home to suite-style housing that intermingles all class levels and features interactive events designed to draw them together. An application process is required to obtain housing in either of the LLC dormitories.[4]

Notable residents

References

  1. ^ "Columbia Daily Spectator 15 November 1979 — Columbia Spectator". spectatorarchive.library.columbia.edu. Retrieved 2020-06-18.
  2. ^ Lipsyte, Robert (1997-05-04). "Lest a Sister's Memory Be Erased". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-06-18.
  3. ^ Kerouac, Jack, Vanity of Duluoz, p.66
  4. ^ "Thinking of living in the Living-Learning Center? Here's how to apply". Columbia Daily Spectator. Retrieved 2020-06-18.
  5. ^ a b c d e f "Columbia Spectator 25 March 2005 — Columbia Spectator". spectatorarchive.library.columbia.edu. Retrieved 2021-11-14.
  6. ^ "Olympian Izzy Cerullo '13 Recalls Love for Art Hum, Low Steps". Columbia College Today. 2022-01-25. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
  7. ^ "Melvin I. Urofsky '61 | Columbia College Today". www.college.columbia.edu. Retrieved 2022-01-20.
  8. ^ "The Music Man". Columbia College Today. 2017-03-28. Retrieved 2022-01-20.
  9. ^ "Take Five with Allen Young '62, JRN'64". Columbia College Today. 2018-08-01. Retrieved 2022-01-20.
  10. ^ "The Janus-Faced Art". Columbia College Today. 2016-09-28. Retrieved 2022-01-20.
  11. ^ "Publishing Icon, Perennial Student | Columbia College Today". www.college.columbia.edu. Retrieved 2022-01-20.
  12. ^ a b Morgan, Bill (November 1997). Beat Generation in New York: A Walking Tour of Jack Kerouac's City. City Lights Books. ISBN 978-0-87286-325-5.
  13. ^ "1910s". web.archive.org. 2005-02-06. Retrieved 2023-12-29.
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