Wing Hall (Ithaca, New York)

Wing Hall
Location Ithaca, New York
Coordinates 42°26′49.08″N 76°28′18.97″W / 42.4469667°N 76.4719361°W / 42.4469667; -76.4719361Coordinates: 42°26′49.08″N 76°28′18.97″W / 42.4469667°N 76.4719361°W / 42.4469667; -76.4719361
Built 1912-1914
Built by Durolithic Co.
Architect Green & Wicks
Architectural style Classical Revival
MPS New York State College of Agriculture TR
NRHP reference # 84003204[1]
Added to NRHP September 24, 1984

Wing Hall is a building on the campus of Cornell University that was built during 1912-1914. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1] Wing Hall was designed by architect E.B. Green, himself a Cornell alumnus, of Buffalo architectural firm Green & Wicks.

Along with Fernow Hall and Caldwell Hall, designed by the same firm, it was funded by a New York State appropriation in 1912. [2]

It is a three-story building. Its main entrance is centered in its long elevation, with a central bay projecting slightly from flanking walls. It has a two-story three-bay-wide Ionic-columned portico, with pilasters defining the bays of the third story above.[2]

It was built for teaching of animal husbandry, and was located near recently-built university barns, about one-half mile east of the original college buildings. Its NRHP nomination describes that "It combined extensive practical laboratory space with a library 'containing the herd and flock books of different breeds' and an auditorium into which live animals could be brought."[2]:11

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2007-01-23). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 3 Janette Johnstone (July 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: New York State College of Agriculture TR". National Park Service. Retrieved February 22, 2017.


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