Earl Hall

Earl Hall is a building on the campus of Columbia University. Built in 1900–1902 and designed by McKim, Mead & White, the building serves as a center for student religious life.^[1] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2018 for its historic role in serving as a venue for meetings and dances of the Columbia Student Homophile League, the oldest LGBTQ student organization in the United States.^[2]

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Earl Hall
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
New York State Register of Historic Places
Earl Hall, 2014
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Location	2980 Broadway, New York, New York
Coordinates	40°48′30.96″N 73°57′43.62″W / 40.8086000; -73.9621167][[Category:Pages using gadget WikiMiniAtlas]]"},"html":"Coordinates: </templatestyles>\"}' data-mw='{\"name\":\"templatestyles\",\"attrs\":{\"src\":\"Module:Coordinates/styles.css\"},\"body\":{\"extsrc\":\"\"}}'/>40°48′30.96″N 73°57′43.62″W / 40.8086000°N 73.9621167°W / 40.8086000; -73.9621167"}">
Area	less than one acre
Built	1900
Architect	McKim, Mead & White
NRHP reference No.	100002189
NYSRHP No.	06101.019973
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Added to NRHP	March 12, 2018
Designated NYSRHP	January 17, 2018

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On April 2, 2025, in a continuation of protests at Columbia during the Gaza War, students chained themselves to the gates outside of Earl Hall to demand accountability from the university in the detention of Mahmoud Khalil.^[3]