Sage Hall - Facilities

Facilities

When the building opened, it offered some of the most luxurious accommodations of any college dormitory in the United States. Residents had access to a swimming pool, gym, botanical conservatory, indoor plumbing, and luscious furnishings. Additionally, the building contained features that defined it as a residential college as opposed to a traditional dormitory such as a dining hall, classrooms, a library, and professorial offices. It had the ability to house up to 120 students.

In the 1930s, Sage became a graduate student dormitory. As most University-run student housing was consolidated into the West and North Campus areas, Sage became something of an anomaly: it was the only student living facility in the central campus area, and the only building that combined living and classroom space. It also housed the Cornell Career Center in its eastern wing. While Sage rooms were spacious compared to other dorms, by the 1990s the facility was significantly run down, as the University, which planned to transform the entire building into classroom space, did little more than basic maintenance. The 1994-1995 school year was the last in which Sage housed students.