Burton–Judson Courts

Burton-Judson Courts
General information
TypeDormitory
Location1005 E. 60th Street
Chicago, Illinois 60637
United States
Coordinates41°47′09″N 87°36′03″W / 41.78577°N 87.600905°W / 41.78577; -87.600905
Construction started1930
Completed1931
Design and construction
Architect(s)Zantzinger, Borie & Medary
Website
official website

Burton–Judson Courts (BJ) is a dormitory located on the University of Chicago campus. The neo-Gothic style structure was designed by the Philadelphia architectural firm of Zantzinger, Borie & Medary, and was completed in 1931 at a cost of $1,756,287.

Burton–Judson Courts is built around two courtyards that are named after the university's second and third presidents, Harry Pratt Judson and Ernest DeWitt Burton. Burton-Judson contains six houses: Chamberlin, Coulter, Dodd-Mead, Linn-Mathews, Salisbury, and Vincent. In addition to student rooms, the building contains a library, lounge rooms, and apartments for resident heads and the resident deans.