▁Professor ' s ▁Row , ▁known ▁today ▁as ▁the ▁" Be at ▁Navy ▁House " ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁" Be at ▁Navy ▁Sign " ▁that ▁hang s ▁on ▁its ▁front ▁por ch , ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 5 ▁and ▁has ▁been ▁used ▁as ▁multiple ▁officer ' s ▁qu arters ▁since ▁its ▁construction . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 4 , ▁McK im , ▁M ead , ▁and ▁White ▁designed ▁and ▁began ▁construction ▁on ▁the ▁new ▁mem orial ▁hall , ▁later ▁named ▁C ull um ▁Hall ▁after ▁General ▁George ▁W . ▁C ull um , ▁who ▁started ▁the ▁C ull um ▁Register ▁of ▁Gr adu ates ▁and ▁don ated ▁the ▁funds ▁for ▁the ▁structure . ▁ ▁Comple ted ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 8 , ▁C ull um ▁Hall ▁broke ▁several ▁architect ural ▁trad itions . ▁ ▁First ▁its ▁classical ▁design ▁and ▁white ▁mar ble ▁construction ▁cl ashed ▁with ▁the ▁gray ▁gran ite ▁Goth ic ▁design ▁of ▁the ▁other ▁buildings ▁on ▁the ▁plain . ▁ ▁Second , ▁it ▁ob struct ed ▁the ▁eastern ▁view ▁of ▁the ▁Hudson ▁River . ▁ ▁Start ed ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 0 ▁and ▁completed ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 3 , ▁the ▁West ▁Point ▁Officer ' s ▁Club ▁also ▁was ▁of ▁ne o - class ical ▁design . ▁ ▁However , ▁budget ▁cut s ▁and ▁the ▁high ▁cost ▁of ▁white ▁mar ble ▁resulted ▁in ▁the ▁selection ▁of ▁an ▁off - color ▁white ▁brick , ▁a ▁design ▁that ▁failed ▁to ▁insp ire ▁the ▁imagination ▁of