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David R. Francis Quadrangle is the historical center of the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri. Known as The Quad, it is the oldest part of Red Campus and adjacent to Downtown Columbia at the south end of the Avenue of the Columns. At its center are six Ionic columns, all that remains of the original university building Academic Hall.
Burton–Judson Courts, often known as "BJ", is located at 1005 E. 60th St. and accommodates 320 students. [6] Located south of the Midway Plaisance, Burton-Judson is a castle-like edifice built in a neo-Gothic style similar to that of the university's main quadrangles. [7]
The Columns are the most recognizable landmark of the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri.Standing 43 feet (13 m) tall in the center of Francis Quadrangle and at the south end of the Avenue of the Columns, they are the remains of the portico of Academic Hall.
The cornerstone in Jesse Hall Rotunda. The role of the University of Missouri in the American military began in 1862, during the American Civil War.Missouri was a border state, and Columbia was a town that had many citizens of southern ancestry, so the university area fell under the eye of the federal government.
Academic Hall burned on January 9, 1892, leaving only the famous six columns that now stand in the center of Francis Quadrangle. The fire was ignited by an electric chandelier in the meeting room, the forerunner of Jesse Auditorium, during a debate. The "New Academic Hall", just south of the columns, was completed in 1895 at a cost of $250,000. [1]
The Quadrangle Club is a membership club at the University of Chicago. It is located at 1155 East 57th Street (the southeast corner of 57th Street and University Avenue) in Chicago . It has a full-service dining room, a bar, several lounges, and sleeping quarters for members and/or their guests.
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Switzler Hall is an academic hall on the campus of the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri.The building was completed in 1872, and it is located on the west side of the David R. Francis Quadrangle. [2]