Campus of Dartmouth College
Dartmouth College is located in the rural town of Hanover in the Upper Valley of the Connecticut River in the New England state of New Hampshire. Dartmouth's campus centered on The Green makes the institution the largest private landowner of the town of Hanover, and its landholdings and facilities are valued at an estimated $419 million. Dartmouth's campus buildings vary in age from several early 19th century buildings to a number of ongoing construction projects. Most of Dartmouth's buildings are designed in the Georgian style, a theme which has been preserved in recent architectural additions.
Undergraduate college facilities
Academic and administrative buildings
Residential buildings
As opposed to ungrouped dormitories or "residential colleges" as employed at such institutions as Yale University or Princeton University, Dartmouth residence halls are grouped into nine "communities," each composed of one to three "clusters" of dormitories. 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. The Housing Office consists of three employees that house students four times a year, due to the college's enrollment plan.Every cluster or group of clusters is administered by a live-in Community Director. 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."
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." 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 | Image | Constructed | Capacity | Notes | Reference |
| 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. | ||
| Brewster Hall | 1938 | 26 | 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 | 1938 | 26 | 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. | ||
| Foley House | 1931 or later | 10 | 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. | ||
| La Casa | 1820 ca. | 10 | 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. | ||
| Native American House | 1852 | 16 | This structure first served as a bakery and confectionery. In the early 20th century, it was owned by Lambda Chi Alpha and Pi Lambda Theta fraternities. During the 1960s, it became the Occom 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." | ||
| Pike House | 1874 | 14 | This building served as a dormitory until the 1920s, also housing Epsilon Kappa Phi fraternity. Since 1999, it has been known as the Latin American, Latino and Caribbean House. |
The Choate Cluster
The modernist Choate Cluster is an all-freshman residence cluster principally consisting of Bissell, Brown, Cohen and Little, part of an "experiment in student living". The cluster includes four dormitories and two lounges. Each pair of T-shaped dorms is attached to a single lounge via glass-enclosed above-ground walkways that are referred to as "hamster tunnels". The dorms include one-room doubles and one-room singles. Each dorm is three floors high and connected to the lounge on the second floor. The cluster was constructed on land acquired from 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.The nearby North Hall is administratively part of the cluster, but was not constructed at the same time, and does not house freshmen.
| Building | Image | Constructed | Capacity | Notes | Reference |
| Bissell Hall | 1956–1958 | 76 | Bissell Hall is connected to Cohen, with which it shares a lounge. | ||
| Brown Hall | 1956–1958 | 77 | Brown Hall is named for trustee Albert O. Brown. | ||
| Cohen Hall | 1956–1958 | 77 | 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. | ||
| Little Hall | 1956–1958 | 75 | Little Hall is named for Trustee Clarence Little. | ||
| North Hall | 1922–1923 | 19 | 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. |
East Wheelock Cluster
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.| Building | Image | Constructed | Capacity | Notes | Reference |
| Andres Hall | 1985–1987 | 82 | |||
| Ledyard Apartments | 1921 | 18 | The Ledyard Apartments were originally constructed to house new faculty members. Today, they provide apartment-style living for upperclass students. | ||
| McCulloch Hall | 1999–2000 | 76 | 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. | ||
| Morton Hall | 1985–1987 | 67 | |||
| Zimmerman Hall | 1985–1987 | 84 |
The Fayerweather Cluster
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.| Building | Image | Constructed | Capacity | Notes | Reference |
| Fayerweather Hall | 1899–1900 | 107 | Fayerweather Hall, now known as "mid-Fayer," cost $44,060 when it was constructed at the turn of the 20th century. It became a barracks in 1918 and was completely reconstructed in 1928-1930. | ||
| North Fayerweather Hall | 1906–1907 | 56 | "North Fayer" cost $30,530 to build and was joined to Fayerweather Hall in 1984-1985 by a subterranean passage. | ||
| South Fayerweather Hall | 1907 | 63 | "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. |
Gold Coast Cluster
The Gold Coast cluster, located along Tuck Drive, comprises three dormitories. It was so named because during the Great Depression, it was the most expensive cluster to occupy.| Building | Image | Constructed | Capacity | Notes | Reference |
| 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. | ||
| Lord Hall | 1929 | 78 | Lord Hall, named for trustee John K. Lord, was built alongside Streeter Hall for a combined $297,000. | ||
| Streeter Hall | 1929 | 67 | 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. |
Massachusetts Row Cluster
The "Mass Row" cluster is popular for its convenient location to Thayer Dining Hall and the Collis Center. It houses only upperclass students.| Building | Image | Constructed | Capacity | Notes | Reference |
| 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. | ||
| Massachusetts Hall | 1907 | 111 | 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. | ||
| North Massachusetts Hall | 1912 | 68 | "North Mass" was once home to U.S. Congressman Paul Tsongas '62 in room 301. | ||
| South Massachusetts Hall | 1912 | 68 | "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. |
McLaughlin Cluster
The McLaughlin Cluster, named for former Dartmouth president David T. McLaughlin '54, Tu '55, consists of six buildings and houses 342 students. 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.| Building | Image | Constructed | Capacity | Reference |
| Berry Hall | 2004–2006 | 43 | ||
| Bildner Hall | 2004–2006 | 61 | ||
| Byrne Hall II | 2004–2006 | 49 | ||
| Goldstein Hall | 2004–2006 | 39 | ||
| Rauner Hall | 2004–2006 | 75 | ||
| Thomas Hall | 2004–2006 | 75 |
Ripley-Woodward-Smith Cluster
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.| Building | Image | Constructed | Capacity | Notes | Reference |
| Ripley Hall | 1930 | 45 | |||
| Smith Hall | 1930 | 47 | Notable past residents include Robert Reich '68, who lived in room 208 during his freshman year. | ||
| Woodward Hall | 1930 | 45 |
The River Cluster
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. The other two are apartment facilities.| Building | Image | Constructed | Capacity | Notes | Reference |
| Channing Cox Hall | 1976 | 68 | Channing Cox, along with Maxwell Hall, is an apartment facility. | ||
| French Hall | 1958–1962 | 98 | French Hall is an all-freshman dorm and was remodeled in 1985. | ||
| Judge Hall | 1958–1962 | 87 | Judge Hall, formerly McLane Hall, is one of two all-freshmen dormitories in the River. | ||
| Maxwell Hall | 1982 | 68 | Maxwell, along with Channing Cox, is an apartment facility. |
Russell Sage Cluster
The Russell Sage Cluster sits between Tuck Mall and Webster Avenue on land from the 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.| Building | Image | Constructed | Capacity | Notes | Reference |
| Butterfield Hall | 1940 | 55 | Butterfield was named for philanthropist Ralph Butterfield, who donated the school's natural history museum. 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. | ||
| Fahey Hall | 2005–2006 | 62 | |||
| McLane Hall | 2005–2006 | 99 | |||
| Russell Sage Hall | 1922–1923 | 119 | 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. |
Topliff-New Hampshire Cluster
Wheeler-Richardson Cluster
Greek houses and other undergraduate societies
| Building | Image | Constructed | Notes | Reference |
| Alpha Chi Alpha | 1896 | 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. | ||
| Alpha Delta | 192X | Alpha Delta Phi built this house to replace their prior home on the same plot. In 1969, the name was changed to Alpha Delta. | ||
| Alpha Theta | 1940–1941 | The Alpha Theta house, built by ΑΘ's predecessor fraternity Theta Chi, was a replacement for an older building whose furnace leaked, killing nine house members. | ||
| Amarna | 192X | Amarna, a College undergraduate society, moved into this house on East Wheelock Street in 1993. | ||
| Beta Alpha Omega | 1931 | After being removed from campus in 1997, Beta Theta Pi was reformed as Beta Alpha Omega in the fall of 2008, re-occupying its house after renting it to sorority Alpha Xi Delta during its time off-campus. | ||
| Bones Gate | 1925 | Bones Gate, formerly Delta Tau Delta, moved into this house from an older structure on North Main Street. It was rebuilt following a fire in 1929. | ||
| Casque and Gauntlet | 1823 | This house at 1 South Main Street houses Casque & Gauntlet, a senior society founded in 1886. | ||
| Chi Gamma Epsilon | 1937 | Kappa Sigma, later Chi Gamma Epsilon, built this structure as a replacement for their 1915 building. | ||
| Chi Heorot | 1929 c. | The Chi Heorot house at 11 East Wheelock Street was built to replace their 1795 structure. | ||
| Cobra Hall | 1898-1915 ca. | 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. | ||
| Delta Delta Delta | 1898 | The Delta Delta Delta house was built as a faculty 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. | ||
| Dragon Society | 1995–1996 | The Dragon Society's former tomb was demolished to make way for Berry Library, and the College helped build this one as replacement. It stands on a hill overlooking College Street. | ||
| Epsilon Kappa Theta | 1896 | This house was built for a professor and was leased to the Mary Hitchock Memorial Hospital School of Nursing during the 1940s. After being occupied by a number of failed coeducational societies, it was obtained by the College. EKT began renting it in 1991. | ||
| Fire & Skoal House | 1893-1896 ca. | Fire & Skoal, a senior society, has occupied this building on Park Street since 1984. | ||
| Gamma Delta Chi | 1936 ca. | 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. | ||
| Kappa Delta Epsilon | 1898–1899 | Privately owned until 1950, the house was used as the initial location of the Foley House until Alpha Chi Omega, eventually KDE, obtained it in 1984. | ||
| Kappa Kappa Gamma | 1842 | 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. | ||
| Kappa Kappa Kappa | 1925 | Tri-Kap's third residence, at 1 Webster Avenue, was funded by the College in return for the fraternity's property on the site of Silsby Hall. | ||
| Panarchy | 1835 | Panarchy resides in an off-campus house with a Doric temple front and cupola. It was bought in the early 20th century by a local fraternity whose descendant, Phi Sigma Psi, became the current undergraduate society of Panarchy around 1992. | ||
| Phi Delta Alpha | 1902 | Phi Delta Theta was the first fraternity to establish itself on Webster Avenue. In 1960, its name changed to Phi Delta Alpha. | ||
| Phi Tau | 2002 | Phi Tau's current building was built as part of Dartmouth's construction of Berry Library and other north campus development. | ||
| Psi Upsilon | 1908 | Psi Upsilon's house was constructed on an empty lot previously housing a local hatter. | ||
| Sigma Alpha Epsilon | 1931 | This structure replaced Sigma Alpha Epsilon's house on the same site. | ||
| Sigma Delta | 1936–1937 | 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. | ||
| Sigma Nu | 1925 | Sigma Nu's house at 12 Webster Avenue has undergone numerous alterations since its 1925 construction. | ||
| Sigma Phi Epsilon | 1896 | This house was privately owned until at least 1950; the College acquired the property from the Cardigan Mountain School in 1953 and leased it to Sigma Phi Epsilon later that year. A wing was added in 1959. The fraternity purchased the property in 1964. In June 2010, the fraternity demolished the worn out and now inadequate building to make room for a new house completed at the end of 2010. | ||
| Sphinx | 1903 | The Sphinx tomb on East Wheelock Street was designed by Manchester architect William M. Butterfield. | ||
| The Tabard | 1932 | The Eta-Eta chapter of Sigma Chi fraternity, a descendant of a Chandler School society, built this house to replace a previous burned structure. The fraternity adopted the name The Tabard, a reference to Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, on April 20, 1960, and became coeducational in the 1970s. | ||
| Theta Delta Chi | 1925 | 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. | ||
| Zeta Psi | 1925 | Zeta Psi began in 1853 but lapsed during the 1860s and late 19th century. It lost College recognition in 2001 but regained recognition in 2009. |
Graduate school facilities
Geisel School of Medicine
The buildings of the Geisel School of Medicine are clustered on the north end of the Dartmouth campus, known as the "north campus."| Building | Image | Constructed | Notes | Reference |
| 1 Rope Ferry Road | 1937 | 1 Rope Ferry Road, originally called the Hitchcock Clinic, was renamed after the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center moved from Hanover to the neighboring city of Lebanon. It now houses administrative offices of the Medical School, including the Dean's Office. | ||
| 3 Rope Ferry Road | 1893 | Formerly the Women's Ward of the Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital, 3 Rope Ferry Road now serves as the Medical School's Admissions department. | ||
| Dana Biomedical Library | 1963–1964 | Dana Biomedical Library, built with a grant from the Charles A. Dana Foundation. As of April 15, 2013, the Dana Biomedical Library has operated out of the 3rd floor of 37 Dewey Field Road. As of spring 2018 this building is being converted for other purposes. | ||
| Kellogg Auditorium | 1962 | Kellogg Auditorium is a Medical School meeting forum connected to Remsen by a skybridge. | ||
| Remsen Medical Sciences Building | 1959–1960 | Remsen, along with Vail, is one of the two main buildings of the Medical School campus, housing offices, labs, and classrooms. | ||
| James D. Vail Medical Sciences Building | 1971–1973 | Vail is an eight-story building which, along with Remsen, houses the Medical School's offices, labs, and classrooms. |
Thayer School of Engineering
The Thayer School of Engineering is located adjacent to the Tuck School of Business on the western edge of campus, near the Connecticut River. It currently comprises two buildings, and it shares the Murdough Center with the Tuck School of Business.| Building | Image | Constructed | Notes | Reference |
| Horace Cummings Memorial Hall | 1939 | This $200,000 building was built as the main facility of the Thayer School, with additional wings added in 1945-1947 and 1976. | ||
| MacLean Engineering Sciences Center | 2004–2006 | Completed at a cost of just under $21 million, MacLean provides both research and teaching space for the Thayer School. |
Tuck School of Business
Like the Thayer School of Engineering, the Tuck School of Business is located in a complex on the western side of campus, along the Connecticut River.| Building | Image | Constructed | Notes | Reference |
| Buchanan Hall | 1968 | Originally called the "Tuck Mall Dorm," Buchanan is a Tuck dormitory. It contains 68 singles and five suites. | ||
| Byrne Hall | 1992 | Byrne Hall contains classrooms, study/interview rooms, and a dining facility operated by Dartmouth Dining Services with seating in the PepsiCo Dining Room. | ||
| Chase Hall | 1930 | Named after 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. | ||
| Murdough Center | 1973 | 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. The name is derived from a large donation made to Dartmouth by Thomas G. Murdough, the founder of Little Tikes. | ||
| Stell Hall | 1930 | 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 with an events hall on the first floor and a mailroom and office services area below that. Stell Hall was named after Julia Stell, Edward Tuck's wife. | ||
| Tuck Hall | 1930 | Tuck Hall serves as the main administrative building of the Tuck School. | ||
| Achtmeyer, Pineau-Valencienne, and Raether Halls | 2007-2008 | Tuck's newest residence halls include residential rooms, study and conference rooms, a library, common kitchens, laundry room, and lounges. It also includes classrooms and a large common space, the McLaughlin Atrium in Raether Hall, with fireplace, sofas, and ample room to relax or study. A balcony, open in warmer months, has deck chairs, tables, and a view of the Connecticut River. | ||
| Whittemore Hall | 1999–2000 | Whittemore Hall is a dormitory for Tuck students, housing 60 first-year students. | ||
| Woodbury Hall | 1930 | Named after college alumnus, Levi Woodbury, Woodbury Hall, originally built as a dormitory, was converted to office space in the late 1980s. It contains Tuck's five research centers. |