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This list of Dartmouth College buildings catalogs the currently-existing structures on the campus of the Ivy League university of Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire. Buildings are categorized based on their current functions and characteristics.
Dartmouth is situated in the rural town of Hanover in the Upper Valley along the Connecticut River in New England. Its 269-acre (11 km²) campus makes the institution the largest private landowner of the town of Hanover,[1] its landholdings and facilities totaling an estimated $419 million.[2] Dartmouth's campus buildings vary in age from several early nineteenth century buildings to a number of ongoing construction projects. Most of Dartmouth's buildings are designed in the Georgian style,[3][4][5] a theme which has been preserved in recent architectural additions.[6]
Undergraduate college facilities
Academic and administrative buildings
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44 North College Street
1855 or earlier
44 North College Street was privately owned until at least 1954. Under the College's stewardship, it has served as a Russian language immersion house and an international students' house. Currently, it houses Off-Campus Programs.
Baker Library was built to replace the Wilson Hall library with money donated by George Fisher Baker in memory of his uncle, Fisher Ames Baker. The Reserve Corridor in the basement are decorated by a fresco by José Clemente Orozco called The Epic of American Civilization. Baker's iconic 200-foot tower is often used a symbolic representation of the College.
Bartlett Hall was originally constructed as the College's YMCA headquarters. Today it houses the Department of Asian and Middle Eastern Languages and Literatures.
Berry Library is an 80,000 ft.² addition to Baker Memorial Library, named for George Berry. It stands on the site of the 1931 Dragon Hall, among other buildings.
Part of the Sherman Fairchild Physical Sciences Center, the Burke Laboratory is adjoined to the Fairchild Building and currently houses the Chemistry Department offices and laboratories.
The original Dartmouth Hall, constructed in 1784, was the oldest College building until it burned in 1904. It was reconstructed the following year, and its replacement houses the Department of French and Italian Languages and Literatures, Department of German Studies, Department of Spanish and Portuguese Languages and Literatures, and The Rassias Foundation.
The Haldeman Center houses the Institute for the Study of Applied and Professional Ethics, the Fannie and Alan Leslie Center for the Humanities at Dartmouth College, and The John Sloan Dickey Center for International Understanding.
Designed by famed architect Wallace Harrison, the Hopkins Center ("the Hop") houses Dartmouth's Music, Studio Art, and Theater departments. It also contains several auditoriums and a dining facility.
Originally named Tuck Hall, McNutt housed the Tuck School of Business until 1930. Today, the building houses the Office of Undergraduate Admissions, the Office of the Registrar, and Student Financial Services.
This building houses administrative offices, including the Office of the President, Office of the Provost, Office of the Dean of the College, and Office of Undergraduate Judicial Affairs.
This building served as a dormitory until the 1920s, also housing Epsilon Kappa Phi fraternity. Since 1999, it has housed the Latin American, Latino and Caribbean Studies Program.
Raven was built as a "convalescent home" for patients of the hospital that formerly stood nearby. In 1989, Dartmouth purchased the building and converted it to use for computing administration. It also houses the Department of Education.
Reed was originally constructed to house Dartmouth's library, which was previously located in the nearby Dartmouth Hall. In the late 1800s, it came to be used partially as a dormitory, and today is home to the Department of Classics, Department of Russian Language and Literature, Comparative Literature Program, and Linguistics and Cognitive Science Program.
Named after U.S. Vice President and Dartmouth alumnus Nelson Rockefeller, this annex to Silsby Hall contains the Department of Economics and the Nelson A. Rockefeller Center for Public Policy and the Social Sciences.
Shattuck is an observatory and is the oldest scientific building at Dartmouth. It stands on a hill behind the Sherman Fairchild Physical Sciences Center.
Part of the Sherman Fairchild Physical Sciences Center, the Fairchild Building houses the Department of Geography and the Department of Earth Sciences.
Originally the home of Dartmouth professor Frank A. Sherman, the Sherman House belonged to Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity from 1928 until the 1950s. Today, it houses Dartmouth's Native American Studies Program.
Part of the Sherman Fairchild Physical Sciences Center, the Steele Building used to house the Chemistry department until its move to Burke Laboratory. It is now used by the Department of Earth Sciences now and home to the Environmental Studies Program and the Geochemistry laboratories.
Originally an auditorium and concert hall, Webster Hall was temporarily home to the town's Nugget Theater and served as the location for Commencement ceremonies from 1908-1930. In 1998, the building was redesigned to house the Rauner Special Collections Library.
Wilson was built as the first library building of the College. It later housed the anthropology department and the College museum, before the latter was moved to the Hood Museum of Art. Currently, Wilson houses film studios, the Film and Television Studies Department, and a practice hall.
As opposed to ungrouped dormitories or "residential colleges" as employed at such institutions as Yale University or Princeton University (in imitation of the colleges of Cambridge and Oxford), Dartmouth residence halls are grouped into nine "communities," each composed of one to three "clusters" of dormitories.[44] Dartmouth houses approximately 3,300 students in its facilities, or about 85% of the student body; the remaining 15% opt to live in off-campus housing.[44] The Housing Office consists of three employees that house students four times a year, (not including the interim period) due to the college's enrollment plan (the "D-Plan").
Every cluster or group of clusters is administered by a live-in Community Director.[45] Approximately one-third of the rooms are singles; the remaining rooms vary among "one, two, and three-room doubles, one, two, and three-room triples, two, three, and four-room quads, apartments and suites."[45]
Affinity programs
Affinity programs are a housing option for Dartmouth students, described as "residentially-based, educationally-purposeful living opportunities for residents that center around a self-defined Academic or Special Interest programmatic focus."[46] Some affinity programs are housed in sections or on floors of larger dormitories; those listed below are only the programs in their own free-standing structures.
Building
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Capacity
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Chinese Language House
1951
8
The building was built as a residence for the headmaster of the Clark Preparatory School. It became the Asian Studies Center in 1985 and the Chinese Language House in 2007.
Originally constructed to house employees of the Hanover Inn, Brewster Hall also served as the house for Epsilon Kappa Theta sorority before hosting the International House in 1994.
Cutter Hall was built for the Clark Preparatory School and purchased by Dartmouth in 1953. Since 1970, it has been the home of the Afro-American Society and El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz Center for Intellectual Inquiry.
By the mid-1980s, Dartmouth had acquired this privately owned building and began using it as an Outward Bound House. Foley House houses the Foley Cooperative, where residents communally participate in cooking, eating, and household chores.
This house was initially operated as a private hospital before coming into the hands of private citizens, including a Dean of the Thayer School of Engineering. The College acquired it around 1936. La Casa is an affinity house for students interested in Spanish languages and cultures.
This structure first served as a bakery and confectionery. In the early 1900s, it was owned by Lambda Chi Alpha and Pi Lambda Theta fraternities. During the 1960s, it became the Occum Inn, before finally being purchased by the College in 1993. It now serves as the Native American House, providing "cultural, social and educational enrichment for Native and other Dartmouth students."
The modernist Choate Cluster is an all-freshman residence cluster principally comprised of Bissell, Brown, Cohen and Little, part of an "experiment in student living" as one of the first suite-style dormitories at Dartmouth. The cluster was constructed on land acquired from the Cardigan Mountain School, and was the first major construction project of John Sloan Dickey's presidency. The cluster cost $1.5 million to build, and was partially funded by the U.S. Housing and Home Finance Administration.[53]
The nearby North Hall is administratively part of the cluster, but was not constructed at the same time, and does not house freshmen.
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Image
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Capacity
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Bissell Hall
1956-1958
76
Bissell Hall is connected to Cohen, with which it shares a lounge.
Suite 103 of Cohen Hall was notably the residence of future Finnish Prime Minister Paavo Lipponen during his year at Dartmouth, 1960-1961, as well as future IBM CEO Louis V. Gerstner, Jr..
North Hall was built as a dormitory for the Clark Preparatory School. It was acquired by the College in 1953. North Hall is the smallest of the College's residence halls.
The East Wheelock Cluster stands at the end of East Wheelock Street and consists of five buildings. Initially known as "the new dorms," the construction of the post-modern Andres, Morton and Zimmerman was inspired by the Houses at Harvard University and the residential colleges at Yale University. Sponsored by the class of 1943, the first three halls of the cluster were constructed in 1987, with McCulloch being added in 2000. East Wheelock is reputed to be a quieter and more intellectual housing cluster, and requires an application form for students wishing to live there. The Ledyard Apartments stand nearby and house upperclass students.
McCulloch Hall, named for trustee Norman E. McCulloch, Jr. '50, is the most recent addition to the cluster. The $8 million building features an "unconventional" communal bathroom system and basement classroom facilities.
The "Fayers," built on the hill behind Dartmouth Hall, are named for the New York merchant Daniel B. Fayerweather. The cluster is sponsored by the class of 1961.[65]
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Image
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Capacity
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Fayerweather Hall
1899-1900
107
Fayerweather Hall, now known as "mid-Fayer," cost $44,060 when it was constructed at the turn of the twentieth century. It became a barracks in 1918 and was completely reconstructed in 1928-1930.
"South Fayer," which cost $35,686 to build, burned to its skeleton in December 1909; students escaped by jumping from their windows. Notable past residents include Dartmouth Outing Club founder Fred Harris '11, who injured his knee escaping the fire. The building was rebuilt in 1910.
The Gold Coast cluster, located along Tuck Drive, is comprised of three dormitories. It was so named because during the Great Depression, it was the most expensive cluster to occupy.[69]
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Capacity
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Gile Hall
1928
112
Gile Hall, named for trustee John M. Gile, cost $208,000 to build. It was operated as the "U.S.S. Gile" during World War II.
Streeter Hall, named for trustee General Frank Streeter, was built alongside Gile Hall for a combined $297,000. The ground floor was remodeled in 1989 to include a kitchen and lounge.
The "Mass Row" cluster is popular for its convenient location to Thayer Dining Hall and the Collis Center.[70] It houses only upperclass students.
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Capacity
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Hitchcock Hall
1913
86
Named for the Hitchcock Estate on which it was built, Hitchcock Hall served briefly as a barracks in 1918. It opened in January 2008 for Winter Term after undergoing extensive renovation and remodeling.
Generally called "Mid Mass," this dormitory cost $80,000 to build. Notable past residents include U.S. Surgeon General C. Everett Koop '37 in room 310, television host Fred Rogers '50 in room 101, and football coach Dave Shula '81 in room 107.
"South Mass" functioned as a sick bay for the Naval Training School that operated at Dartmouth during World War II. Notable past residents include actor Andrew Shue '89 in room 305.
The McLaughlin Cluster, named for former Dartmouth president David T. McLaughlin '54, Tu '55, consists of six buildings and houses 342 students.[79] It cost more than $41 million to build. Located in Goldstein Hall is Occom Commons, a community space described as "state-of-the-art." The cluster earned silver certification from the U.S. Green Building Council LEED program for its environmentally friendly design.[80]
This cluster, known as "RipWoodSmith," cost $260,000 to build in 1930. Its buildings are named for three of the earliest tutors at the College: Sylvanus Ripley, Bezaleel Woodward, and John Smith. Women were not permitted to live in Ripley or Smith until 1989, although Woodward served as one of two exclusively women's dorms until the same year.[81]
Originally known as "the Wigwams," the River Cluster is so named for its location near the banks of the Connecticut River. The all-freshman portion of the River dorms now comprises only two dormitories, with Hinman Hall being demolished to make way for the Tuck LLC (see below). The other two are apartment facilities.
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Image
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Capacity
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Channing Cox Hall
1976
68
Channing Cox, along with Maxwell Hall, is an apartment facility.
The Russell Sage Cluster sits between Tuck Mall and Webster Avenue on land from the 45-acre 1912 donation of the Hitchcock Estate to the College. The Tuck Mall Residence Halls, Fahey and McLane, were added in 2006 at the collective cost of $19 million.[87]
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Butterfield Hall
1940
55
Butterfield was named for philanthropist Ralph Butterfield (class of 1839), who donated the school's natural history museum (since demolished). It was the last pre-World War II dormitory constructed at Dartmouth. The Hyphen, a lounge constructed in 1988-1989, connects Butterfield to Russell Sage Hall.
Russell Sage is the oldest building of the cluster, named after the Russell Sage Foundation and designed in part by architect John Russell Pope. The Hyphen, a lounge constructed in 1988-1989, connects Russell Sage to Butterfield Hall.
New Hampshire Hall, known as "New Hamp," cost $80,000 to build. It was remodeled in 1928-1930, and will undergo complete renovation starting in 2008. Notable past residents include Reggie Williams '76 who lived in room 211 during his freshman year.
Named for benefactor Elijah M. Topliff, this residence hall cost $355,000 to build. It was built to accommodate the post-World War II influx of students, and when constructed, was the largest dormitory on campus. Notable past residents include Dr. Seuss '25 in room 416 and Louise Erdrich '76 in room 303.
Richardson is the oldest remaining residence hall on campus. It cost $49,013 to build. Room 108 housed the unofficial headquarters of Dartmouth Outing Club sub-group Cabin & Trail from 1968 to 1982.
The Alpha Chi Alpha house was built and owned by the Emery family before being occupied by Alpha Chi Rho fraternity between 1956 and 1961. In 1963, the organization became Alpha Chi Alpha.
The Alpha Theta house, built by AΘ's predecessor fraternity Theta Chi, was a replacement for an older building whose furnace leaked, killing nine house members.
This College-owned house at 13 Summer Street served as Dartmouth's Hillel house before the Roth Center for Jewish Life was finished in 1998. It is now used by Cobra, a women's senior society founded in 1979.
The Delta Delta Delta house is a duplex, and its halves were variously occupied by Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity and College substance-free housing. Tri-Delt occupied the house around 1992, and its two halves were joined around 1994.
The Dragon Society's former tomb was demolished to make way for Berry Library, and the College built this one as replacement. It sits on a hill overlooking College Street.
This house was built for a private citizen who owned it at through at least 1931. It was leased by Mary Hitchock Memorial Hospital during the 1940s, and after being occupied by a number of failed coeducational societies, was obtained by EKT in 1991.
This house was built following the merger of two societies to form Gamma Delta Chi. The house has an underground basketball court underneath the porch.
Originally standing on the site of the east entrance to Baker Library, this house was moved to its present location on East Wheelock Street in the 1920s. Kappa Kappa Gamma has occupied it since before 1986.
Panarchy resides in an off-campus house with a "Doric temple front and roof cupola." It was bought in the early 1900s by a local fraternity and exchanged hands before Phi Sigma Psi became the current undergraduate society of Panarchy around 1992.
Originally belonging to Phi Gamma Delta fraternity, the College bought this structure in the 1970s and rented it to Dartmouth's first sorority, Sigma Kappa (later Sigma Delta).
Sigma Chi fraternity, a descendant of a Chandler School society, built this house to replace a previous burned structure. The fraternity took the name The Tabard in 1960, and became coeducation in the 1970s.
This house stands on land used by Eleazar Wheelock for a garden. It was constructed in 1924 to replace the fraternity's earlier house on this site after it burned.
The buildings of Dartmouth Medical School are clustered on the north end of the Dartmouth campus,[129] known as the "north campus."[130]
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1 Rope Ferry Road
1937
1 Rope Ferry Road, originally called the Hitchcock Clinic, was renamed after the nearby Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital moved to Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center. It now houses administrative offices of the Medical School, including the Dean's Office.
Strasenburgh Hall, standing on the north end of the Medical School campus, formerly housed 80 students. It is now unoccupied, and will be destroyed to make way for the new Life Sciences building, planned for 2007-2010.
Named for College alumnus Salmon P. Chase, Chase was originally built as a dormitory. Now, it contains the Tuck School's admissions and financial aid offices, as well as some faculty offices.
The Murdough Center is shared by the Tuck School and the Thayer School. In addition to lecture halls and some offices, the Center houses the Feldberg Business and Engineering Library.
Stell was originally a refectory, but upon the completion of Byrne Hall in the early 1990s, it was converted to a common space for students, faculty and staff.
The Tuck Living and Learning Complex (LLC) is primarily a residential facility that will also contain three classrooms and more than a dozen study rooms. It is expected to be ready for occupancy in December 2008.
Alumni Gymnasium serves as the center of Dartmouth's and includes two pools, a fitness center, a weight room, and an indoor track. It has undergone numerous remodelings, most recently in 2006.
The Alexis Boss Tennis Center, located behind Thompson Arena, contains six regulation tennis courts. The attached Alan Gordon Pavilion provides locker rooms and a lounge.
Floren, expected for occupancy in the fall of 2007, will contain a strength training center, a sports classroom, meeting rooms, locker rooms, equipment storage, and team offices.
Memorial Field, Dartmouth's football and track & field stadium, was built on the site of previous athletic grandstands. It is named in memory of the Dartmouth alumni who died in World War I.
5 Rope Ferry Road contained the maternity ward of the Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital. It is now home to the Department of Safety & Security, Dartmouth's campus police force.
13 East Wheelock Street was bought by the College at some point between 1950 and 1961. Since around 1997, it has been used as housing for faculty associated with the East Wheelock cluster.
Bartlett Tower is a 71-foot watchtower located on a hill in the northeast corner of campus. It was erected by Dartmouth students over the course of ten years.
The oldest part of the Blunt Alumni Center was a house built by Professor Zephaniah Swift Moore. It was bought by the College in 1884 and served as a dormitory called the Crosby House from 1896 until 1949, when the Alumni Records department moved in. Several additions have been added to the original house. Crosby House, the original structure built by Moore, is the oldest house in Hanover that remains on its original foundation.
Choate House, originally standing near today's Webster Hall, was inhabited by a number of College professors and private owners before being sold to the College in 1910. It was modernized and moved several times, finally to its current location on North Main Street. It briefly housed part of the Mathematics Department.
The Collis Center was constructed on the site of the burned Balch House, of which only the granite steps out front remain. Originally called "College Hall," it was expanded in 1993 to its current form. It serves as a student center and contains a café.
This house, standing at 9 Choate Road, houses the current Dean of the College. It was formerly privately owned, and once held Aquinas House's functions.
Fairbanks North originally held the Clark School gymnasium and stood on North Main Street before being moved to its current location and being adjoined to Fairbanks South.
HallGarten Hall was a dormitory for the New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts. It was purchased by Dartmouth in 1892 and served as a dorm until 1919, when it was used as an infirmary. It now holds the Bregman Electronic Music Studio.
The museum was previously housed in Carpenter, but it outgrew that space in the 1950s. The current 37,000 ft.² (3,437 m²) Hood Museum was funded by Trustee Harvey Hood in 1978.
McKenzie Hall is the home of Dartmouth's Facilities Operations & Management (FO&M) Department. It was originally constructed as a milk pasteurization plant.
Webster Cottage was, according to oral stradition, the home of student Daniel Webster during his senior year at Dartmouth. It passed through a variety of private hands, and now houses the Hanover Historical Society.
This new dining facility will in part replace Thayer Dining Hall and will be built adjacent to the current McLaughlin Cluster. It will cost nearly $17 million. Moore Ruble Yudell with Bruner/Cott are the architects.
The new Life Sciences Building in the North Campus by the Dartmouth Medical School will replace Gilman Life Sciences Building. It will cost $93 million, and will be built on the land which now contains Strasenburgh, the Modular Laboratory, and Butler Hall. Bohlin Cywinski Jackson are the architects.
This new building for the Departments of Studio Art and Film & Television Studies will face Lebanon Street and replace Brewster and Clement Halls. Machado & Silvetti are the architects.
This new building will replace Thayer Dining Hall, which will be demolished to create a site for the construction. Kieran Timberlake are the architects.