Rice Hall (Ithaca, New York)

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Rice Hall
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Location Ithaca, New York
Coordinates 42°26′53.18″N76°28′27.82″W / 42.4481056°N 76.4743944°W / 42.4481056; -76.4743944
Built1911
ArchitectMultiple
Architectural styleRenaissance
MPS New York State College of Agriculture TR
NRHP reference No. 84003190 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 24, 1984

Rice Hall is a building on the Cornell University campus that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. [1]

It is a three-story rectangular building. Its first floor is built with rusticated brick imitating clapboards, and has coursed brickwork above. It has a slate roof. [2]

Its basement provides storage to the Cornell Computer Reuse Association (CCRA), a registered Cornell student organization whose mission is to donate computers and other computer-related technology to humanitarian organizations in the developing world, the local Ithaca community, and elsewhere. [3]

Its eligibility for LEED certification is under review. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. "1040-Rice Hall Facility Information". Cornell University. Retrieved January 24, 2017.
  3. "Cornell Computer Reuse Association". cornellcomputerreuse.org. Retrieved 2024-03-14.
  4. "Rice Hall". Sustainable Campus. Cornell University. Retrieved September 30, 2019.