Europe from an Italian perspective.” Overseeing the Italian Academy is a board of guarantors, half being appointed by the university and half by the Italian government. In 2012, a lawsuit filed by the Italic Institute, an advocacy group, in conjunction with the surviving Paterno Family, claimed that Columbia had breached its responsibilities in regard to the building's use. It claimed that the University violated the donative intent of 1927 by converting the building from a cultural center opened to the students of Columbia and the seat of the Department of Italian to a restricted research facility. The New York State Supreme Court dismissed the suit for “lack of standing" and did not rule on the substance of the complaint. Casa Italiana is one of three buildings on Columbia's campus that is designated by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission, having achieved that status in 1978. It was also added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. See also List of New York City Designated Landmarks in Manhattan above 110th Street National Register of Historic Places listings in Manhattan above 110th Street References External links In The Italian American experience: an encyclopedia The Italian Academy Buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Manhattan Buildings and structures completed in 1927 Columbia University campus University and college buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state) Morningside Heights, Manhattan McKim, Mead & White buildings 1927 establishments in New York City