Pupin Hall

Pupin Physics Laboratory,
Columbia University
Pupin Hall
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LocationNew York, NY
Coordinates40°48′36.23″N 73°57′41.52″W / 40.8100639°N 73.9615333°W / 40.8100639; -73.9615333
Built1925–1927[1]
ArchitectMcKim, Mead, and White[1]
Architectural styleRenaissance inspired with colonial influence[2]
NRHP reference No.66000550
NYSRHP No.06101.001805
Significant dates
Added to NRHPOctober 15, 1966[3]
Designated NHLDecember 21, 1965 [4]
Designated NYSRHPJune 23, 1980

Pupin Physics Laboratories /ˈpjuːpɪn/, also known as Pupin Hall, is home to the physics and astronomy departments of Columbia University in New York City. The building is located on the south side of 120th Street, just east of Broadway. In 1965, Pupin was named a National Historic Landmark for its association with experiments relating to the splitting of the atom, achieved in connection with the later Manhattan Project.[4][5][6] In 2009 the American Physical Society named Pupin Hall a historic site and honored Isidor Isaac Rabi for his work in the field of magnetic resonance.[7]

  1. ^ a b Dolkart, Andrew S. (1998). Morningside Heights: A History of its Architecture and Development. New York: Columbia University Press. p. 354. ISBN 978-0-231-07850-4. OCLC 37843816.
  2. ^ Dolkart, Andrew. Conversation with Kitty Chibnik, Columbia University, February 25, 2009
  3. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  4. ^ a b "Pupin Physics Laboratory, Columbia University". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. September 11, 2007. Archived from the original on October 10, 2012.
  5. ^ "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination". National Park Service. 1983.
  6. ^ "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination". National Park Service. 1983.
  7. ^ "American Physical Society names Pupin Hall a Historic Site" (Press release). Columbia University. February 5, 2009. Retrieved February 27, 2009.