Overview:

Completed in 1901, Stanford White’s original Hall of Fame for Great Americans is a colonnaded ambulatory housing the bronze busts of Great Americans. The structure serves as a backdrop for White’s Gould Memorial Library and the Philosophy & Language Halls. It was originally part of New York University. The Hall Partnership’s restoration work included cleaning and repointing all limestone, granite and marble; replacing major portions of the Guastavino vaulted tile ceiling with the remainder being cleaned and repointed; and replacing built-in copper gutters, lion’s mouth scuppers and terra-cotta antefixes, along with portions of the terra-cotta tile roof.