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The original "Hall of Fame" in the United States is the '''Hall of Fame for Great Americans,''' a now almost-forgotten institution located in what was originally a campus of New York University and is now Bronx Community College in [[Bronx]], New York.

The original '''"Hall of Fame"''' in the United States is the '''Hall of Fame for Great Americans,''' a now almost-forgotten institution located in what was originally a campus of New York University and is now Bronx Community College in [[Bronx]], New York.

It was dedicated in 1901, and honorees were elected at five-year intervals from 1900 through 1970, in 1973, and in 1976. During its heyday the election of new honorees was considered a national news event, and the choices of honorees were a topic of lively public debate.  

It was dedicated in 1901, and honorees were elected at five-year intervals from 1900 through 1970, in 1973, and in 1976. During its heyday the election of new honorees was considered a national news event, and the choices of honorees were a topic of lively public debate.  

The Hall of Fame includes a 630-foot outdoor colonnade featuring 98 bronze busts and commemorative plaques. The colonnade has places for 102 busts and 102 honorees have been elected, but due to lack of funding, four busts have not been commissioned or installed: those of [[Andrew Carnegie]], [[Clara Barton]], [[Luther Burbank]] and [[Louis Brandeis]].<ref name=mcshane/> The 97th to be installed was that of [[George Washington Carver]] in 1977<ref>Johnston, Laurie (1977), "The Enshrinement of George Washington Carver, ''The New York Times,'' April 23, 1977, p. 50</ref>; the 98th, that of [[Franklin Delano Roosevelt]], was installed in 1992<ref name=mcshane/> in connection with [[Bill Clinton]]'s election.

The Hall of Fame includes a 630-foot outdoor colonnade featuring 98 bronze busts and commemorative plaques. The colonnade has places for 102 busts and 102 honorees have been elected, but due to lack of funding, four busts have not been commissioned or installed: those of [[Andrew Carnegie]], [[Clara Barton]], [[Luther Burbank]] and [[Louis Brandeis]].<ref name=mcshane/> The 97th to be installed was that of [[George Washington Carver]] in 1977<ref>Johnston, Laurie (1977), "The Enshrinement of George Washington Carver, ''The New York Times,'' April 23, 1977, p. 50</ref>; the 98th, that of [[Franklin Delano Roosevelt]], was installed in 1992<ref name=mcshane/> in connection with [[Bill Clinton]]'s election.

Many of the busts are the work of notable sculptors such as [[Daniel Chester French]] and [[Augustus St. Gaudens]], and the National Sculpture Society once designated the colonnade "the finest collection of bronzes in America."<ref name=sheraton/>

Many of the busts are the work of notable sculptors such as [[Daniel Chester French]] and [[Augustus St. Gaudens]], and the National [[Sculpture]] Society once designated the colonnade "the finest collection of bronzes in America."<ref name=sheraton/>

It also includes three buildings: the Gould Memorial Library, a Hall of Languages, and a Hall of Philosophy. The Gould Memorial Library was used as a setting in the movies [[A Beautiful Mind]], [[The Thomas Crown Affair]], and [[Sophie's Choice]]. In 2004, the J. Paul Getty Trust donated $228,000 to repair the badly deteriorating building.<ref>Arenson, Karen W. (2004) "Regilding a Bronx Landmark," The New York Times, July 30, 2004, p. B1</ref>

It also includes three buildings: the Gould Memorial Library, a Hall of Languages, and a Hall of Philosophy. The Gould Memorial Library was used as a setting in the movies [[A Beautiful Mind]], [[The Thomas Crown Affair]], and [[Sophie's Choice]]. In 2004, the J. Paul Getty Trust donated $228,000 to repair the badly deteriorating building.<ref>Arenson, Karen W. (2004) "Regilding a Bronx Landmark," The New York Times, July 30, 2004, p. B1</ref>

*[[Daniel Webster]]

*[[Daniel Webster]]

*[[George Westinghouse]]

*[[George Westinghouse]]

*[[James Abbott McNeill Whistler]]

*[[James Whistler|James Abbott McNeill Whistler]]

*[[Walt Whitman]]

*[[Walt Whitman]]

*[[Eli Whitney]]

*[[Eli Whitney]]

==External links==

==External links==

[http://www.bcc.cuny.edu/hallofFame/ Hall of Fame for Great Americans]

* [http://www.bcc.cuny.edu/hallofFame/ Hall of Fame for Great Americans]

 

==See also==

==See also==

[[Baseball Hall of Fame]]

* [[Baseball Hall of Fame]]

==References==

==References==