1837 Hall
Floors: 5 plus Basement
Number of Occupants: 140
Bathrooms: Shared by 24 residents
Residents: First-years, sophomores, juniors, seniors
Room Types: 49 singles, 45 doubles, 1 apartment
Special Features: Most of the singles in this dorm are conjoined singles, meaning that there is a door in the wall between each pair (which can be kept locked if desired). It’s like living in a double and a single at the same time. This dorm was named after the year that Mary Lyon founded Mount Holyoke Female Seminary, which later became the College.
Abbey Hall
Floors: 3 plus basement
Number of Occupants: 94
Bathrooms: Shared by 26 residents
Residents: First-years, sophomores, juniors, seniors
Room Types: 52 singles, 12 doubles, 4 triples, 1 quad, 1 apartment
Special Features: Quiet floor, FP (Frances Perkins scholars) housing.
Brigham Hall
Floors: 4 plus basement
Number of Occupants: 85
Bathrooms: Shared by 19 residents
Residents: First-years, sophomores, juniors, seniors
Room Types: 33 singles, 20 doubles, 3 triples, 1 apartment
Special Features: FP housing. This is the oldest dorm on campus, being the first one built after fire destroyed the original Seminary building in 1897.
Buckland Hall
Floors: 5 plus Basement
Number of Occupants: 120
Bathrooms: Shared by 24 residents
Residents: First-years, sophomores, juniors, seniors
Room Types: 39 singles, 39 doubles, 1 triple
Special Features: FP (Frances Perkins scholars) housing. This dorm was named for Buckland, Massachusetts, the birthplace of Mary Lyon (founder of Mount Holyoke).
Dickinson Hall
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 56
Bathrooms: Shared by 11 residents
Residents: Sophomores, juniors, seniors
Room Types: 22 singles, 17 doubles
Special Features: There is a full kitchen on each floor, plus one larger kitchen on the first floor. This dorm was renovated in 2001. Prior to the fall of that year, it was housing for FPs. It is the smallest dorm on campus, and one of three located across the street from the main campus.
Ham Hall
Floors: 6 plus basement
Number of Occupants: 157
Bathrooms: Shared by 21 residents
Residents: First-years, sophomores, juniors, seniors
Room Types: 62 singles, 36 doubles, 5 quads, 1 apartment
Special Features: Special Features: Balcony on each floor, conjoined singles. This is the foreign language hall, housing foreign fellows and hosting foreign language tables. Foreign language tables meet once a week over a meal, and provide an opportunity for students to practice speaking the language.
MacGregor Hall
Floors: 5
Number of Occupants: 132
Bathrooms: Shared by 30 residents
Residents: First-years, sophomores, juniors, seniors
Room Types: 24 singles, 48 doubles, 4 triples
Special Features: Special Features: Each room has a bay window (with a view of Upper Lake, if you’re lucky enough to be on that side of the building) and a window seat. Each floor has a balcony. This dorm is built on a hill. In the winter, there is sometimes a thin sheet of ice on this hill, and you can slide down it (intentionally or unintentionally!) on your way to class.
Mead Hall
Floors: 4 plus basement
Number of Occupants: 135
Bathrooms: Shared by 26 residents
Residents: First-years, sophomores, juniors, seniors
Room Types: 34 singles, 40 doubles, 6 triples, 1 apartment
Special Features: This dorm was named for Elizabeth Mead, president of the College from 1890–1900.
North Mandelle Hall
Floors: 4 plus basement
Number of Occupants: 105
Bathrooms: Shared by 20 residents
Residents: First-years, sophomores, juniors, seniors
Room Types: 68 singles, 14 doubles, 1 triple, 1 apartment, 2 suites
Special Features: Connected to South Mandelle, FP housing, quiet floor, sunroom. The building that houses North and South Mandelle was originally called Hillside (after the large hill it is situated on and that continues on behind it) but was renamed in 1930.
North Rockefeller Hall
Floors: 4 plus basement
Number of Occupants: 94
Bathrooms: Shared by approximately 19 residents
Room Types: 38 singles, 16 doubles, 7 triples, 1 apartment
Special Features: Connected to South Rockefeller, houses a sunroom.
Pearsons Annex
Floors: 2
Number of Occupants: 12
Bathrooms: Shared by 4 residents
Residents: FPs (exclusively)
Room Types: 12 singles
Special Features: Full kitchen
Pearsons Hall
Floors: 4 plus Basement
Number of Occupants: 136
Bathrooms: Shared by 17 residents
Residents: First-years, sophomores, juniors, seniors
Room Types: 28 singles, 52 doubles, 3 triples
Special Features: Renovated in 2000, this is the largest dorm on campus, and one of three across the street from the main campus. The basement is said to be haunted.
Porter Hall
Floors: 4 plus Basement
Number of Occupants: 100
Bathrooms: Shared by 14 residents
Residents: First-years, sophomores, juniors, seniors
Room Types: 24 singles, 29 doubles, 6 triples
Special Features: The first floor houses office space for the Speaking, Arguing, and Writing Program (SAW) and the Weissman Center for Leadership. Named after Deacon Porter, a trustee of the College from 1836 to 1877, and one of Mary Lyon’s good friends.
Prospect Hall
Floors: 5
Number of Occupants: 144
Bathrooms: Shared by 27 residents
Room Types: 48 singles, 48 doubles
Special Features: This is typically the least coveted dorm; although many of its rooms have great views of Lower Lake, it feels like a concrete box inside. Stories abound of how it was originally meant as a temporary dorm, and then wound up staying.
Safford Hall
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 72
Bathrooms: Shared by 22 residents
Room Types: 18 singles, 27 doubles
Special Features: This hall is the second oldest residence hall on campus (after Brigham).
South Mandelle Hall
Floors: 4
Number of Occupants: 90
Bathrooms: Shared by 28 residents
Room Types: 51 singles, 15 doubles, 1 apartment, 1 suite
Special Features: Connected to North Mandell, houses a sunroom.
South Rockefeller Hall
Floors: 4 plus basement
Number of Occupants: 89
Bathrooms: Shared by approximately 18 residents
Room Types: 40 singles, 8 doubles, 10 triples, 1 apartment
Special Features: Connected to North Rockefeller, houses a sunroom.
Torrey Hall
Floors: 4 plus mezzanine
Number of Occupants: 126
Bathrooms: Shared by 23 residents
Room Types: 43 singles, 38 doubles, 1 quad, 1 apartment
Special Features: A lot of athletes live here, as this is the closest dorm to Kendall Sports and Dance Complex.
Wilder Hall
Floors: 4
Number of Occupants: 100
Bathrooms: Shared by 25 residents
Room Types: 22 singles, 38 doubles, 1 apartment
Special Features: The Golden Pear dining area, available to all students by reservation, is located on the first floor.