Betty Smart

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Dorm-mestic exploration: A visit to the first three dorms

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Dorm-mestic exploration: A visit to the first three dorms

How well do we all know the residence halls on campus? There are 18 dorms at Mount Holyoke College. All of them were gradually added to campus following the fire that burned down the original Mount Holyoke Female Seminary in 1896. A colorful bunch, the dorms each have distinct quirks and drawbacks. Your personal taste may affect how you see each one, but they all have something to offer that truly makes a resident’s experience unique. This past week, I visited Porter Hall, Safford Hall and Brigham Hall: the first dorms, all built within the first year after the Seminary fire. With these three dorms, Mount Holyoke’s expansion and evolution were truly catapulted into motion.

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Dorm-mestic Exploration: A visit to the second oldest dorms

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Dorm-mestic Exploration: A visit to the second oldest dorms

Built in 1897, Pearsons Hall is right across the street from Williston Memorial Library and a stone’s throw from the Village Commons and the Gaylord Memorial Library. It is a large brown brick building with yellow trim above the windows and its construction year carved prominently into the entrance facade. While built immediately after the Seminary fire of 1896, Pearsons Hall is distinctly separate from its three compatriots (stay tuned).

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Dorm-mestic exploration: the ‘party dorms’ and the black sheep

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Dorm-mestic exploration: the ‘party dorms’ and the black sheep

How well do we all know the residence halls on campus? There are 18 dorms at Mount Holyoke College. All of them were gradually added to campus following the fire that burned down the original Mount Holyoke seminary building in 1896. A colorful bunch, the dorms each have distinct quirks and drawbacks. Your personal taste may affect how you see each one, but they all have something to offer that truly makes a resident’s experience unique. This past week, I visited Rockefeller Hall, Mandelle Hall and Dickinson Hall, respectively two party dorms and the black sheep of Mount Holyoke’s student residences.

Dorm-estic Exploration: the turning point resident halls

Dorm-estic Exploration: the turning point resident halls

How well do we all know the residence halls on campus? There are 18 dorms at Mount Holyoke College. All of them were gradually added to campus following the fire that burned down the College’s original seminary building in 1896. A colorful bunch, the dorms each have distinct quirks and drawbacks. Your personal taste may affect how you see each one, but they all have something to offer that truly makes a resident’s experience unique. This past week, Betty Smart ‘26 visited Torrey Hall, Abbey Hall and Pearsons Annex, three dorms that mark the turning point between Mount Holyoke’s older and newer-styled living spaces.

Dorm-estic Exploration: the halls on the outskirts of campus

Dorm-estic Exploration: the halls on the outskirts of campus

How well do we all know the residence halls on campus? There are 18 dorms at Mount Holyoke College. All of them were gradually added to campus following the fire that burned down the College’s original seminary building in 1896. A colorful bunch, the dorms each have distinct quirks and drawbacks. Your personal taste may affect how you see each one, but they all have something to offer that truly makes a resident’s experience unique. This past week, I visited 1837 Hall, Prospect Hall and Buckland Hall, three dorms that were built roughly halfway through the 20th century.

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Dorm-estic Exploration: Visiting the three youngest halls

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Dorm-estic Exploration: Visiting the three youngest halls

How well do we all know the residence halls on campus? There are 18 dorms at Mount Holyoke College at the time of this article’s publication, gradually built following the fire that burned down the College’s original Seminary building in 1896. A colorful bunch, each has their own distinct quirks and drawbacks. Your personal taste may affect how you see each one, but they all have something to offer that truly makes their residents’ experience unique. This past week, I visited three dorms that stand out in their modernity.

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