Von Cramm Cooperative Hall
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| Von Cramm Hall | |
|---|---|
 Von Cramm Coop on West campus in Winter, 2007 | |
| General information | |
| Architectural style | Tudor Revivalism |
| Location | Ithaca, New York |
| Address | 623 University Ave. |
| Construction started | 1952 |
| Inaugurated | 1956 |
| Cost | $300,000 |
| Owner | Cornell University |
| Technical details | |
| Floor area | 11,010 sq ft |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Starrett & Van Vleck[1] |
| Website | |
| Von Cramm Official Website | |
Von Cramm Cooperative Hall is a student operated house on the West Campus of Cornell University in Ithaca, New York State. The house was founded in 1956 by a grant from Thomas Gilchrist to form a memorial house at the university in memory of his close friend Baron Friedrich Sigismund von Cramm. Baron von Cramm was a lieutenant in the 16th Panzer Division of the Wehrmacht who was killed by a Soviet grenade near Mariupol, Ukraine on October 6, 1941[2].
First occupied in September 1957, von Cramm Hall housed approximately 30 undergraduate upperclassmen chosen by Cornell's Dean of Men and the Director of Financial Aid. From that time onward new residents were chosen by housemembers themselves. Two members were compensated for their services: the Steward, in charge of menus and food purchases, and the House Manager (overall management of the building). Members shared house upkeep and food preparation duties. During the 1970s the house became a self-governing co-operative open also to women [3]. Today the co-op continues to be an active and vocal part of the Cornell University community. It has a history of social action (for instance the Coop's recent involvement in the Redbud Woods protest) and openness with a rich tradition of welcoming people from all parts of the globe.[citation needed] As a result, Von Cramm attracts many international students and is unofficially seen as the "international cooperative". House traditions include banquets and house clean-ups. [citation needed]
See also
References
- ^ "3121-Von Cramm Hall Facility Information". Cornell Facilities and Campus Services. Cornell University. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
- ^ "Baron Friedrich Sigismund von Cramm". Retrieved 2019-12-12.
- ^ "Crammettes? Girls to Join Von Cramm". Cornell Daily Sun. December 5, 1966. Retrieved 2017-04-11.