Hall of Fame for Great Americans
The Hall of Fame for Great Americans is an outdoor sculpture gallery located on the grounds of Bronx Community College (BCC) in the Bronx, New York City. It was the first such hall of fame in the United States. Built in 1901 as part of the University Heights campus of New York University (NYU), the structure was designed by architect Stanford White to conceal a retaining wall for the Gould Memorial Library. The hall commemorates 102 prominent Americans, selected by a board of electors and grouped into one of fifteen categories. The physical structure consists of a loggia with colonnades measuring 630 feet (190 m) long. The colonnades contain niches with plaques and 96 bronze portrait busts.
View of the Hall of Fame for Great Americans
The Gould Memorial Library in 1904, with the Hall of Fame visible on either side
Central section of the Hall of Fame for Great Americans, curving around Gould Memorial Library
South entrance
The Bronx Community College of the City University of New York (BCC) is a public community college in the Bronx, New York City. It is part of the City University of New York system.
Gould Memorial Library of Bronx Community College, designed by architect Stanford White, shown in 1904 when the campus was part of New York University; the Hall of Fame for Great Americans arcade is visible to the left and right of the library
The Stanford White-designed Hall of Languages
The Hall of Philosophy, also designed by Stanford White
The Hall of Fame for Great Americans is located on the BCC campus