page_title: College Avenue Campus
section_title: River Halls
hierarchical_section_title: College Avenue Campus / River Halls
caption_attribution_description: English: Frelinghuysen Hall, College Avenue Campus, Rutgers University
context_page_description: College Avenue is the oldest campus of Rutgers University – New Brunswick, in New Brunswick, New Jersey, U.S. It includes the historic seat of the university, known as Old Queens. Many classes are taught in the Voorhees Mall area, also home to the Zimmerli Art Museum. The grounds of the New Brunswick Theological Seminary are within the campus area, which is within walking distance of shops, restaurants, and theaters in downtown New Brunswick. It is served by Rutgers Campus Buses, a zero-fare bus network.
  Other campuses at Rutgers–New Brunswick include the Busch Campus, the Livingston Campus and the Cook-Douglass Campus.
context_section_description: River Halls, known as the River Dorms, are a trio of three residential/classroom buildings. Constructed in the International Style and opened in 1956, they are so called due to their excellent views of the Raritan River. The three buildings, named Campbell, Frelinghuysen and Hardenbergh, are 38 m (125 ft) tall and are 7 stories high. The buildings were built so as to be raised above street level with open air underneath to preserve sight lines between George Street and the Raritan River. But the open space was largely unused and the interior of the buildings did not have any significant space for study, lounging, or student programming, which led to renovation project in 2014. Hardenbergh Hall was originally designed as the "medical" dorm for Rutgers students who suffered from physical maladies such as asthma, and as such  is one of the few dorms on the College Avenue Campus which is air conditioned. It is named after Jacob Rutsen Hardenbergh, who had been the first president of Rutgers College from 1785 to 1790, when it was still called "Queen's College".
caption: Frelinghuysen Hall
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