The Studebaker building is an industrial building with Art Deco detailing that was built in 1923 to house the Studebaker Brothers Manufacturing Company in of West Harlem. It was later converted to a dairy plant by Borden and is now occupied by a mixture of manufacturing and institutional offices. Columbia University is converting the building from manufacturing to office use.
Today Studebaker Brothers Manufacturing Company it is part of the Columbia University’s master plan for their Manhattanville Campus.
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During World War 2 this building was used by Columbia Engineers to make components for the Atomic Bomb mainly the “Trigger” . The Engineers were housed in the bldg. and not allowed to leave during this process.
Thank you for responding. Is this connected to the Manhattan project?
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