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has gloss | eng: Hartley Hall was the first official residence hall (or dormitory) constructed on the campus of Columbia Universitys Morningside Heights campus, and currently houses undergraduate students from Columbia College as well as the Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science. The building is named for Columbia alumnus Marcellus Hartley Dodge, who donated $300,000 for its construction shortly after his graduation. The building was meant as a memorial to his grandfather, Marcellus Hartley, the owner of Remington Arms, who died during Dodges sophomore year and who bequeathed him the family fortune. Dodge hoped to create “the commencement of a true dormitory system" at Columbia. |
lexicalization | eng: Hartley Hall |
instance of | c/University and college dormitories in the United States |
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