Knights of Columbus Building
Kevin Roche, John Dinkeloo and Associates

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Alternative Title
Knights of Columbus Tower
Date
1965-1969Description
Overall view; In downtown New Haven, it is the headquarters of the Roman Catholic fraternal service organization, the Knights of Columbus. This 23-storey modern style reinforced concrete building (clad with brick), at 321 feet (98 meters) tall, is the third-tallest building in the city's skyline. The cylindrical towers at the corners give the structure a simple geometric form; they contain lavatories and fire stairs and, in conjunction with the building's elevator core, support its structural girders. Source: Great Buildings Collection; http://www.greatbuildings.com (accessed 5/16/2013)
Type of Work
skyscraper; society building; museumSubject
architecture, contemporary (1960 to present), Catholic Church, Twentieth century, Modernist
Rights
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Licensed for educational and research use by the MIT community only