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Middlebury College

The following buildings are located on Middlebury College's campus in the Champlain Valley in Vermont, United States.

List of Middlebury College buildings on Middlebury, Vermont campus

Image Name Year built/opened Description
Adirondack House Remodeled in 1909 after being obtained by the college. Formerly housed the Center for Careers and Internships (CCI). During the COVID-19 pandemic, ADK was transformed into isolation housing for infected students, and is now a dormitory for upperclassmen. It also houses Coltrane Lounge, which is used as an event space, as well as the student-run college bike shop in the basement.
Allen Hall 1963 1st-year residence hall
Alumni Stadium
Atwater Hall A 2004 Suite housing for upperclassmen and a popular party space. The Atwater dorms are often referred to as "fratwater" and Atwater is used as a metonym for the party scene at Middlebury.
Atwater Hall B 2004 Suite housing for upperclassmen and a popular party space. The Atwater dorms are often referred to as "fratwater," and Atwater is used as a metonym for the party scene at Middlebury.
Atwater Dining Hall 2005 Formerly open for breakfast, lunch, and special events. As an attempt to curb the spread of COVID-19, Atwater is now open for 3 meals a day during the week, and closed during the weekends.
Axinn Center At Starr Library 2008 The Axinn Center is an adaptation of Starr Library, which was built in 1900 and expanded multiple times. Now houses classrooms and faculty offices in addition to the original library.
McCardell Bicentennial Hall 1999 Science building; home to an observatory with a 24-inch (0.61 m) optical telescope and a greenhouse. Known colloquially as "BiHall," it is home to the largest window in the state and is popularly thought to be the second-largest building in Vermont by floor area.
Battell Hall 1950 and 1955 First year dormitories named for Joseph Battell. Originally built as two separate buildings, Battell North and Battell South, with the center connecting the two constructed in 1955.
Centeno House Houses the Parton Center, the college's health center
Coffrin Hall 1986 Primarily a dormitory for sophomores and a few first years
Davis Family Library 2004 Built on the site of the former Science Center
Franklin Environmental Center at Hillcrest Houses environmental studies offices and classrooms in a LEED Platinum-certified building.
Freeman International Center 1970 A former dining hall, now houses classrooms, the offices for the German, Japanese, and Russian departments, and the Hillel Jewish Center
Gifford Hall 1940 Sophomore Dormitory, also houses the Gamut Room performance space and outdoor "gampitheatre"as well as a seminar room.
Hadley Hall 1969 or 1970 Sophomore dormitory. On the right side of the image; Milliken Hall is on the left, and Ross Tower is in the middle
Hathaway House Houses the Charles P. Scott Center for Religious Life and the Chaplain's Office
Hepburn Hall 1916 Dormitory, also houses the newsroom for the Middlebury Campus student newspaper in the basement and the Hepburn Zoo, a blackbox theatre, on the second floor. The Zoo, a former dining area, is so-named because it was originally adorned with the hunting trophies of A. Barton Hepburn '71 (1871), who gave the hall as a gift to the school. Hepburn Hall was also originally painted bright yellow but was repainted gray following Hepburn's death to better match the rest of the campus' buildings.
Johnson Memorial Building 1968 Houses the architecture and studio art departments
Kenyon Arena 1998 Hockey arena with a seated capacity of 2,600
Kelly Hall 1969 or 1970 Upperclassmen residence
Kirk Alumni Center
LaForce Hall 2004 Upperclassmen residence
Lang Hall 1969 or 1970 Upperclassmen residence
Le Château 1925 Home to the Department of French; also contains classrooms and student housing
Mahaney Arts Center 1992 Also home to the Middlebury College Museum of Art, the 370-seat Robison (concert) Hall, the 160-seat Dance Theatre, and 200-seat black box Seeler Studio Theatre
McCullough Student Center 1912 Originally a gymnasium; converted into a student center after an expansion and remodel
Memorial Field House 1949 Building is a former air base in New York. It was moved to Middlebury by truck and reassembled there.
Middlebury Chapel 1916 Chapel for formal events; built in the style of a traditional New England meeting house combined with the marble of the American neoclassical style. Above the colonnade is a quote from Psalm 95, "The strength of the hills is His also." Also has an 11-bell carillon.
Milliken Hall 1969 or 1970 Sophomore dormitory
Munroe Hall 1941 Houses classrooms as well as faculty offices for the political science, religion, sociology and anthropology, and economics departments
Old Chapel 1836 Administrative building
Painter Hall 1816 The oldest Vermont college building still standing; used as a dormitory as of 2019. National fraternity Kappa Delta Rho was founded in Painter Hall in 1905.
Pearsons Hall 1911 Sophomore dormitory
Perkins House Spanish house
Peterson Family Athletics Complex
Porter House
Proctor Hall 1960 Contains a dining hall and the college bookstore, as well as the recording studio for college radio station WRMC-FM.
Ridgeline Townhouses 2016 Upperclassmen housing, newest buildings on campus. Became the subject of considerable controversy beginning in 2015 when the student body learned that the buildings would not be accessible to mobility-impaired and disabled students. Over 467 students, or a fifth of the student body, signed a petition calling on administration to halt construction until the buildings could be redesigned to be accessible, but this did not happen and the Ridgeline Townhouses were built on schedule.
Ridgeline View Suites 2016 Upperclassmen housing, newest buildings on campus. Became the subject of considerable controversy beginning in 2015 when the student body learned that the buildings would not be accessible to mobility-impaired and disabled students. Over 467 students, or a fifth of the student body, signed a petition calling on administration to halt construction until the buildings could be redesigned to be accessible, but this did not happen and the Ridgeline suites were built on schedule.
Robert A. Jones '59 House (RAJ) Home to the Rohatyn Center for International Affairs (RCFIA)
Ross Dining Hall 2004
Self Reliance 2009 Middlebury College's first house built for the Solar Decathlon competition
Service Building and Biomass Gasification Plant The $12 million biomass gasification plant, opened in 2009, boils and gasifies wood chips to provide steam heating and electricity to the college
Starr Hall 1860 Rebuilt in 1865 after a fire in 1864
Stewart Hall 1956 First Year Residence hall
Sunderland Language Center 1965 Language classrooms and offices; also houses the 272 seat Dana Auditorium, used for lectures, movie screenings, and other events
Alexander Twilight Hall 1867 Named for Alexander Twilight, the first African-American man to earn a degree from an American college or university. Colloquially known as "Twilight," it houses classrooms and the classics, philosophy, and education departments.
Virtue Field House 2015 Contains a 200-meter indoor track in a LEED Platinum-certified building.
Voter Hall 1913 Houses faculty offices for the Arabic, Chinese, and Italian departments on the first floor and basement and upperclassmen housing on the upper floors as of 2019. Originally built as a chemistry building.
Warner Hall 1901 Houses the economics and mathematics departments
Wright Hall Houses the 350-seat Wright Theatre
Emma Willard House 1811 Used as the college's admissions building. National historic site
Forest Hall 1936 Dormitory, also houses a darkroom and Islamic prayer space in the basement. Name derived from the fact that its construction was financed by the 1915 sale of a forest to the Federal Government to create the Green Mountain National Forest.
Natatorium 1996
118 South Main Street Houses the Center for Creativity, Innovation & Social Entrepreneurship (CCISE), also known as the "Innovation Hub"
121A South Main Street
75 Franklin Street Bread Loaf offices
Bowker Barn Staff offices
Brainerd Commons House
Carr Hall 1951 Houses the Anderson Freeman Center, a student center that works to promote a welcoming and inclusive environment for minority and first-generation students
Chellis House Home to the gender studies department and the Women's and Gender Studies Resource Center
Farrell House Faculty offices, used by the economics department as of 2019
Hesselgrave House Faculty offices
Kitchel House 1867 Home to Middlebury's Center for Careers and Internships'
Marble Works Offices Houses finance, human resources, and business services departments in a building off the campus itself
Nichols House
Old Court House In the town of Middlebury, off the campus itself
President's House
Public Safety
Center for Community Engagement
Wonnacott Commons House
107 Shannon Street Senior housing (house behind the church)
220 College Street
248 College Street Senior housing
23 Adirondack View Events staff offices
33 Adirondack View
48 South Street A dormitory, formerly home to the Kappa Delta Rho fraternity/social house before it was shut down in 2015 due to a hazing violation
637 College Street Russian house
70 Hillcrest Road Home to the Queer Studies House (QSH, pronounced "kwish"), an academic interest house for students interested in queer studies, since 2008
99 Adirondack View
Bowker House Xenia social house
Brackett House 1997 Tavern social house
Brooker House 1997 Outdoor interest house and home to the school's Mountain Club
Chinese House
French House
Hadley House and Barn Used to host college guests
Hebrew House
Homer Harris House
Homestead House
InSite Solar Decathlon House 2013 Middlebury's second house built for the Solar Decathlon; LEED Platinum certified
Japanese House
Jewett House Wellness House
Longwell House Italian house
Max Kade Center for German Studies at the Deanery German house
McKiney House
Meeker House Dormitory
Munford House Dormitory
PALANA House PALANA (Pan-African, Latino, Asian, and Native American) is the Intercultural Academic Interest House for students interested in diversity and intercultural issues
Palmer House 1997
Portuguese House
Prescott House 1997 Chromatic social house, formerly home to Alpha Delta Phi fraternity/social house until its suspension in 2013.
Ross Tower Dormitory. Ross Tower is on the left of the image, and Milliken Hall is on the right.
Sperry House Arabic house
The Mill Social house
Turner House Senior housing
Weybridge House Food studies special interest house
David W. Ginevan Recycling Center

See also

References

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  7. ^ "Atwater Hall B". Middlebury. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
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  9. ^ "Middlebury dedicates Axinn Center at Starr Library on October 18". 17 December 2009. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  10. "The 2015 Middlebury College Observatory Upgrades Program". Mittelman Observatory. 19 June 2014. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
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  14. "McCardell Bicentennial Hall". Middlebury Interactive Map. Middlebury College. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
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  16. "Freeman International Center". Middlebury Interactive Map. Middlebury College. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  17. "Kenyon Arena". Middlebury Interactive Map. Middlebury College. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  18. "Kelly Hall". Middlebury Interactive Map. Middlebury College. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
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  33. ^ "Kitchel House". Middlebury Interactive Map. Middlebury College. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  34. Flaherty, Joe (April 8, 2015). "Hazing Violation Suspends KDR". The Middlebury Campus. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  35. "About the QSH". The Queer Studies House.
  36. "Brackett House". Middlebury Interactive Map. Middlebury College. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  37. "Brooker House". Middlebury Interactive Map. Middlebury College. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  38. "Hadley House and Barn". Middlebury Interactive Map. Middlebury College. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  39. "InSite Solar Decathlon House". Middlebury Interactive Map. Middlebury College. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  40. "InSite". U.S. Green Building Council. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  41. "Palmer House". Middlebury Interactive Map. Middlebury College. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  42. "Prescott House". Middlebury Interactive Map. Middlebury College. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  43. Tudor, Thilan (June 18, 2006). "Prescott to be Offered as Superblock". The Middlebury Campus. Retrieved 2 October 2018.

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