Earl Hall

{{Short description|Academic building in New York City}}

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{{Infobox NRHP

| name = Earl Hall

| nrhp_type =

| image = 2014 Columbia University Earl Hall from north.jpg

| caption = Earl Hall, 2014

| location = 2980 Broadway, New York, New York

| coordinates = {{coord|40|48|30.96|N|73|57|43.62|W|region:US-NY_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}

| locmapin = New York City#New York#USA

| built = 1900

| architect = McKim, Mead & White

| added = March 12, 2018

| area = less than one acre

| refnum = 100002189

| designated_other1 = New York State Register of Historic Places

| designated_other1_num_position = bottom

| designated_other1_number = 06101.019973

| designated_other1_date = January 17, 2018

| designated_other1_abbr = NYSRHP

}}Earl Hall is a building on the campus of Columbia University. Built in 1900–1902 and designed by McKim, Mead & White, the building serves as a center for student religious life.{{Cite web|title=Building Information {{!}} Columbia University Facilities|url=https://www.facilities.columbia.edu/building-information/678|access-date=May 5, 2021|website=www.facilities.columbia.edu}} It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2018 for its historic role in serving as a venue for meetings and dances of the Columbia Student Homophile League, the oldest LGBTQ student organization in the United States.{{Cite web|title=Earl Hall at Columbia University Listed on National Register of Historic Places|url=https://www.nyclgbtsites.org/2018/03/14/earl-hall-at-columbia-university-listed-on-national-register-of-historic-places/|access-date=May 5, 2021|website=NYC LGBT Historic Sites Project|language=en-US}}

On April 2, 2025, in a continuation of protests at Columbia during the Gaza War, students chained themselves to the gates outside of Earl Hall to demand accountability from the university in the detention of Mahmoud Khalil.{{Cite web |last=Zuloaga |first=Joseph |title=Jewish pro-Palestinian protesters chain themselves to gates outside St. Paul’s Chapel and Earl Hall |url=https://www.columbiaspectator.com/news/2025/04/02/jewish-pro-palestinian-protesters-chain-themselves-to-st-pauls-chapel-campus-gates/ |access-date=2025-04-05 |website=Columbia Daily Spectator}}