Winants Hall (New Brunswick, New Jersey)

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First Separate Dormitory Building - Now offices

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Designed by New York City architect Van Campen Taylor (Class of 1867), Winants Hall was Rutgers first dormitory, constructed in 1890. It is named for Garret E. Winants, a wealthy philanthropist from Bayonne who in 1889 joined the Board of Trustees and a year later presented a sketch of a proposed dormitory building and a gift $75,000 to pay for its construction. Winants Hall served as the sole dormitory for Rutgers until 1915, when John Ford Hall was constructed. In the late 1940's the building was converted for use by departments and administrative offices of the University. On November 9, 1990, a century after its construction, Winants Hall was rededicated following a two-year, $9.4 million restoration. It currently serves the Offices of Alumni Relations, the Rutgers University Foundation, and the Office of University Counsel.