Burton–Judson Courts

Burton–Judson Courts (B-J/The Beej) is a dormitory complex at the University of Chicago. One of the few undergraduate residences located south of the Midway Plaisance, it is a castlelike edifice built in a gothic style similar to that of the University's main quadrangles.^[1] Designed by the Philadelphia firm of Zantzinger, Borie & Medary, it was completed in 1931 at a cost of $1,756,287.^[1] It is built around two courtyards named after the university's second and third presidents.^[2] B-J was the first on-campus residence of eminent astronomer Carl Sagan, who lived in room 141 (See "Carl Sagan, A Life"). Burton-Judson contains six houses: Dodd-Mead, Salisbury, Linn-Mathews, Coulter, Chamberlin, and Vincent.

Notable residents

• Carl Sagan^[3][4] Noted astronomer. Lived in Dodd House.
• James W. Cronin^[5] Nobel prize winning physicist and University of Chicago faculty member. Lived in Chamberlin House.
• Philip Glass^[6] Noted composer, lived in Coulter House.
• Tucker Max^[7] Noted blogger and fratire writer. Lived in Mathews House.
• George Steiner^[8] Literary and cultural critic.

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