Stimson Hall

Stimson Hall
Cornell University
Stimson Hall at Cornell University in May 2019
General information
Type	Academic Building
Location	Ithaca, New York, U.S.
Address	204 Feeney Way
Coordinates	42°26′52″N76°29′0″W / 42.44778°N 76.48333°W / 42.44778; -76.48333
Opened	1902
Owner	Cornell University
Design and construction
Architect(s)	William Henry Miller [1]
Website
https://fcs.cornell.edu/facility-signage/2011-stimson-hall

Stimson Hall is an academic building on the Cornell University campus in Ithaca, New York. It houses Cornell's Undergraduate Office of Biology.

History

20th century

Stimson Hall, built in 1902, was the first building completed on the Cornell University campus in the 20th century. It was a gift of Henry Williams Sage, ^[2] and was named after Lewis A. Stimson, M.D. LL. D., who wrote the charter of Cornell's Medical College. ^[3] It originally housed the Ithaca Division of the Cornell University Medical College. ^[2] It was designed by the architect William Henry Miller. ^[2]

Stimson Hall, circa 1905

References

1. Guide to the Campus: Cornell university. Ithaca, New York: The Morrill Press. 1920. p. 31. Retrieved 30 January 2025.
2. Guide to the Campus: Cornell university. 1920. p. 31. Ithaca, New York: The Morrill Press. 1920.
3. "History of our Department - Weill Cornell Department of Surgery". www.cornellsurgery.org. Archived from the original on 2017-11-10. Retrieved 2025-01-31.