Prentis Hall, Historic university building in Manhattanville, US
Located at 632 West 125th Street, Prentis Hall features a white glazed terracotta facade designed in French style with brick walls and steel frame construction.
Built between 1909 and 1911 as a Sheffield Farms milk processing facility, the building was acquired by Columbia University in 1949 for its engineering program.
The Computer Music Center at Prentis Hall houses the RCA Mark II Sound Synthesizer, the first programmable music synthesizer, marking advances in electronic music technology.
The building contains studios for the School of the Arts, Music Department offices, and facilities for the Center for Jazz Studies at Columbia University.
During the Manhattan Project, Prentis Hall contained the Heat Transfer Research Facility for testing nuclear reactor temperature thresholds.
Location: Manhattanville
Inception: 1911
Architects: Frank A. Rooke
Part of: Columbia University
GPS coordinates: 40.81650,-73.95950
Latest update: March 5, 2025 12:05
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