Prentis Hall

Prentis Hall is a historic building located on the Manhattanville campus of Columbia University at 632 West 125th Street.

[1] The building is noted for its façade of white glazed terracotta, which is ornately designed in a French style.

[1] It was acquired by Columbia in 1949 as part of a $12,000,000 expansion plan for its School of Engineering and Applied Science, and since the 1950s has hosted the university's Computer Music Center.

[3] The building was investigated, along with Pupin Hall, in either 1967 or 1977 by the Energy Research and Development Administration for possible radiation contamination.

It was moved from RCA by to the university by Otto Luening and Vladimir Ussachevsky, who helped design the instrument, and pioneers of electronic music.