Burton–Judson Courts
Dormitory in Illinois , United States
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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]
TypeDormitory
Location1005 E. 60th Street
Chicago, Illinois 60637
United States
Chicago, Illinois 60637
United States
Coordinates41°47′09″N 87°36′03″W
Construction started
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General information | |
| 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 | Zantzinger, Borie & Medary |
| Website | |
| official website | |
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]
Notable residents
- Otis Brawley,[5] oncologist and executive vice president of the American Cancer Society.
- Misha Collins,[citation needed] actor.
- James W. Cronin,[6] Ok Nobel Prize–winning physicist and University of Chicago faculty member. Lived in Vincent House (room 415).
- Philip Glass,[7] Noted composer, lived in Coulter House.
- Tucker Max,[8] Noted blogger and "fratire" writer. Lived in Mathews House.
- Walter Oi,[9] academic and US government economist.
- Ken Ono,[10] mathematician. Lived in Dodd-Mead House.
- Santa J. Ono,[11] Immunologist, 15th President of University of Michigan and 28th President of University of Cincinnati, 15th President of University of British Columbia. Lived in Dodd-Mead House (room 141a).
- Richard Rorty, American Pragmatist.
- Carl Sagan,[12][13] Noted astronomer. Lived in Dodd House (room 141).
- Bernie Sanders,[14] United States Senator from Vermont. Lived in Chamberlin House.
- Thomas Sebeok,[15] semiotician and linguist.
- Evan Sharp,[16] Co-founder and designer of Pinterest. Lived in Salisbury House.
- George Steiner,[17] Literary and cultural critic.
- Nate Silver, Statistician and editor-in-chief of FiveThirtyEight. Lived in Vincent House.
- Morgan Saylor, Actress. Lived in Dodd-Mead House.
- Agnes Callard, Philosopher. Lived in Dodd-Mead House.