. ▁ ▁Near ly ▁all ▁of ▁their ▁works ▁still ▁stand , ▁and ▁their ▁designs ▁have ▁influenced ▁all ▁other ▁works ▁in ▁the ▁cad et ▁area ▁since . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁buildings ▁completed ▁by ▁CG F ▁was ▁the ▁he ating ▁plant ▁and ▁r iding ▁hall , ▁completed ▁along ▁the ▁cl iffs ▁of ▁the ▁Hudson ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 9 . ▁ ▁The ▁massive ▁r iding ▁hall ▁r ises ▁from ▁the ▁cl iffs ▁along ▁the ▁river ▁to ▁the ▁level ▁of ▁the ▁P lain . ▁ ▁This ▁structure ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁home ▁of ▁e quest rian ▁instruction ▁until ▁r iding ▁was ▁removed ▁from ▁the ▁curr icul um ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁II . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 8 , ▁the ▁hall ' s ▁interior ▁was ▁completely ▁renov ated ▁and ▁converted ▁into ▁an ▁academic ▁hall , ▁renamed ▁Th ayer ▁Hall ▁in ▁honor ▁of ▁S ylvan us ▁Th ayer . ▁ ▁Now ▁containing ▁four ▁interior ▁flo ors ▁and ▁a ▁large ▁aud itor ium , ▁it ▁is ▁considered ▁the ▁main ▁academic ▁hall ▁on ▁campus . ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 0 , ▁CG F ▁completed ▁construction ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁Head quarters ▁building , ▁later ▁named ▁Taylor ▁Hall ▁in ▁honor ▁of ▁Max well ▁Taylor . ▁ ▁Hay es ▁G ymnasium ▁was ▁also ▁constructed ▁by ▁CG F ▁and ▁completed ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 0 , ▁replacing ▁the ▁Richard ▁Morris ▁H unt - des igned ▁g ymnasium ▁that ▁would ▁be ▁demol ished ▁to ▁make ▁way ▁for ▁the ▁new ▁mess ▁hall ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 0 . ▁ ▁The ▁"