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Burton–Judson Courts
Dormitory in Illinois , United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Burton–Judson Courts (BJ) is a dormitory located on the University of Chicago campus. The neo-Gothic style structure was designed by the Philadelphia architectural firm of Zantzinger, Borie & Medary, and was completed in 1931 at a cost of $1,756,287.[1]
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Type | Dormitory |
Location | 1005 E. 60th Street Chicago, Illinois 60637 United States |
Coordinates | 41°47′09″N 87°36′03″W |
Construction started | 1930 |
Completed | 1931 |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Zantzinger, Borie & Medary |
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Burton–Judson Courts is built around two courtyards that are named after the university's second and third presidents, Harry Pratt Judson and Ernest DeWitt Burton.[2] Burton-Judson contains six houses: Chamberlin, Coulter, Dodd-Mead, Linn-Mathews, Salisbury, and Vincent.[3] In addition to student rooms, the building contains a library, lounge rooms, and apartments for resident heads and the resident deans.[3][4]