6 - story ▁d orm itory . ▁That ▁building , ▁Found er ' s ▁Hall , ▁now ▁to wers ▁over ▁one ▁preserved ▁wall ▁of ▁the ▁former ▁St . ▁Ann ' s ▁Church , ▁the ▁gray ▁stone ▁fa ç ade ▁facing ▁E . ▁ 1 2 th ▁Street . ▁ ▁Prov inc et own ▁Play house ▁and ▁A part ments ▁– ▁Loc ated ▁at ▁ 1 3 3 - 1 3 9 ▁Mac D oug al ▁Street , ▁this ▁four - story ▁complex ▁hosted ▁performances ▁of ▁works ▁by ▁play w right s ▁from ▁Ed na ▁St . ▁Vincent ▁Mill ay ▁to ▁Eug ene ▁O ' Ne ill ▁to ▁Sam ▁She p ard ▁in ▁its ▁play house , ▁while ▁artists ▁and ▁others ▁found ▁shelter ▁in ▁the ▁apart ments ▁above . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁the ▁school ▁proposed ▁to ▁demol ish ▁the ▁entire ▁building ▁and ▁re build ▁a ▁facility ▁for ▁the ▁law ▁school , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁new ▁the ater . ▁The ▁same ▁year , ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁State ▁Office ▁of ▁Park s , ▁Rec re ation ▁and ▁Historic ▁Pres ervation ▁respond ed ▁posit ively ▁to ▁G VS HP ' s ▁request ▁that ▁the ▁building ▁be ▁found ▁el ig ible ▁for ▁listing ▁on ▁the ▁State ▁and ▁National ▁Register s ▁of ▁Historic ▁Places . ▁In ▁the ▁face ▁of ▁community ▁opposition , ▁NY U ▁agreed ▁to ▁preserve ▁just ▁six ▁percent ▁of ▁the ▁old ▁building : ▁the ▁walls ▁containing ▁the ▁small ▁the ater ▁in ▁the ▁southern ▁corner ▁of ▁the ▁building . ▁However , ▁during ▁construction ,