66th St. and York Ave., New York, New York. County/parish: New York.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places September 13, 1974. NRIS 74001269.
1 contributing building.Also known as:
Founder's Hall was the first building built on the campus of Rockefeller University at 66th Street and York Avenue, in Manhattan, New York City. Built between 1903 and 1906, it represents an instance of one of John D. Rockefeller's largest scale efforts at philanthropy, and housed the nation's first major biomedical research laboratory. Construction costs for Founder's Hall, which included an animal housing facility and a powerhouse, were $276,000. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1974. The building is now mainly used for school offices.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75315970