Residence Halls: Dorm Descriptions
Although only first-years, transfer and exchange students are required to live on campus, most upper-class students choose College housing, with generally fewer than three percent living off campus each year.
First-year students are assigned housing in one of three residence halls - Barclay Hall, Gummere Hall and Haverford College Apartments (HCA).
710 College Avenue
Constructed: 1899
Capacity: 11
Number of Residential Floors: Three
Type of Rooms: 9 singles and 1 double.
Laundry Facilities: Yes
General Storage Room: No
There are two single bedrooms, a foyer, living room, kitchen, powder room and laundry on the first floor. There are three single bedrooms, one double bedroom and a bath on the second floor and four single rooms and bath on the third floor. Residents may go off of the meal plan. Upper-class students only.
Barclay Hall
Capacity: 128
Number of Residential Floors: Four, with the first three assigned primarily to first-year students, their UCAs, and Customs people.
Type of Rooms: Singles and doubles. Some singles open directly onto the main corridor; others are grouped in three-person suites.
Laundry Facilities: Yes
General Storage Room: Yes
The College's first separate dormitory. There is a large, first floor lounge with a TV and a VCR. Residents must be on the full meal plan. Primarily a first-year dormitory, although a fair number of upper-class students also live here.
Cadbury House
Constructed: 1886
Capacity: 13
Number of Residential Floors: Three
Type of Rooms: 9 singles and 2 doubles.
Laundry Facilities: Yes
General Storage Room: No
A special interest house for students who want a quiet study dorm where no alcohol is permitted. Most of the first floor is a faculty residence except for the student lounge. The second and third floors are reserved exclusively for student housing. There are six singles, one double and two bathrooms on the second floor and three singles, one double and one bathroom on the third floor. Residents must be on the full meal plan. Upper-class students only.
Comfort Hall (1 of 3 North Dorms)
Constructed: 1968
Capacity: 71
Number of Residential Floors: Four
Type of Rooms: Singles. Most are grouped in configurations of 4 or 5 rooms. A few are in configurations of 3 on the first floor. Many are offered as four-person suites or five-person hall groups.
Laundry Facilities: No
General Storage Room: General and early return storage areas are located in the basement.
Residents must be on the full meal plan. Upper-class students only.
Henry S. Drinker House
Constructed: 1902
Capacity: 18
Number of Residential Floors: Two
Type of Rooms: 4 singles and 7 doubles.
Laundry Facilities: No
General Storage Room: No
Offered in room draw as two floor groups. The first floor houses 8 people in 3 double rooms and 2 single rooms. The second floor houses 10 people in 4 double rooms and 2 single rooms. There is a common living room and bathroom on the first floor but no kitchen. There are two, small bathrooms on the second floor. Residents must be on the full meal plan. Upper-class students only.
Gummere Hall
Constructed: 1964
Capacity: 153
Number of Residential Floors: Three
Type of Rooms: Singles & doubles. Some open directly onto a main corridor. Most are located in suites or hall groups.
Laundry Facilities: Yes
General Storage Room: Yes
The second section basement contains a lounge with TV and an adjacent all-purpose room. Residents must be on the full meal plan. Primarily a first-year dormitory although a fair number of upper-class students also live here.
Jones Hall (1 of 3 North Dorms)
Constructed: 1968
Capacity: 70
Number of Residential Floors: Four
Type of Rooms: Singles. All are grouped in configurations of 4 or 5 rooms. A few are in configurations of 3 on the first floor. Many are offered as four-person suites or five-person hall groups.
Laundry Facilities: Yes
General Storage Room: Yes
Residents must be on the full meal plan. Upper-class students only. New furniture summer of 2007. Both, the Sexuality and Gender Alliance (SAGA) Lounge and the Jewish Student Union Lounge is located in the basement.
Haverford College Apartments
Constructed: 1949
Capacity: 380 - fluctuates annually
Number of Residential Floors: Two
Type of Rooms: 4 apts on each of two floors per building. Each floor has three, two-bedroom apartments and one, one-bedroom apartment.
Laundry Facilities: Yes, in each building.
General Storage Room: Basement apartment bins - one per unit.
HCA has its own computer lab in building #30. "E-House," special interest housing for students concerned about the environment and interested in living cooperatively in an intentional community, is located in building #15. There are eight buildings reserved for 128 first-years, their Customspeople, and a few upper-class students. Well over 200 upperclass students are housed in adjacent buildings. First-year students must be on the full meal plan. Upper-class students may choose full, partial or no meal plan. Renovations are undertaken on a continuous basis.
La Casa Hispanica
Constructed: 1911
Capacity: 6
Number of Residential Floors: Three
Type of Rooms: Singles only.
Laundry Facilities: Yes
General Storage Room: No
A special interest house that supports the endeavors of students actively engaged in organizing programs concerned with the cultures and civilizations of the Spanish-speaking world. There is a student lounge/resource room in the basement. A large room used for Spanish Department activities and by student groups, a foyer and a faculty residence occupy the first floor. Two student bedrooms and a bathroom are located on the second floor along with part of the faculty residence. Four student bedrooms and two bathrooms are on the third floor. Residents must be on the full meal plan. Upper-class students only.
Leeds Hall
Constructed: 1955
Capacity: 62
Number of Residential Floors: Two
Type of Rooms: 60 singles and 1 double. Forty singles are arranged in five-person suites.
Laundry Facilities: Yes
General Storage Room: Yes, in several attic areas.
Residents must be on the full meal plan. Upper-class students only. Renovations - new paint, carpet, and lighting.
Lloyd Hall
Constructed: Begun 1899, Completed in late 1920s
Capacity: 108
Number of Residential Floors: Two
Type of Rooms: Singles, all of which are located in suites. There are 6 two-person suites and 16 six-person suites.
Laundry Facilities: No
General Storage Room: No
Lloyd is designed as a series of nine separate entries, each of which houses 12 students, six per floor. Residents must be on the full meal plan. Upper-class students only.
Lunt Hall (1 of 3 North Dorms)
Constructed: 1968
Capacity: 70
Number of Residential Floors: Four
Type of Rooms: Singles. Most are grouped in configurations of 4 or 5 rooms. A few are in configurations of three on the first floor. Many are offered as four-person suites or five-person hall groups.
Laundry Facilities: Yes
General Storage Room: No
Both the student-run Lunt Café and a large, all-purpose room with small stage are located in the basement. Residents must be on the full meal plan. Upper-class students only.
Ira de A. Reid House
Constructed: 1900
Capacity: 6
Number of Residential Floors: Two
Type of Rooms: 6 singles.
Laundry Facilities: Yes
General Storage Room: No
A special interest house for students who meet one or more of the following criteria: active in the Black Students' League; a member of the African Diaspora interested in the culture and politics of Africans and the African Diaspora and seeking a culturally supportive environment; involved in multicultural activities which affect Black students. The first floor contains a living room, dining room, resource room, power room and kitchen. Residents' bedrooms, one bath and a small lounge are located on the second floor. Residents may be off of the meal plan. Upper-class students only.
Yarnall House
Constructed: 1900
Capacity: 13
Number of Residential Floors: Two
Type of Rooms: 3 singles and 5 doubles.
Laundry Facilities: Yes
General Storage Room: Yes, Special storage rooms for students on International/Domestic Study Away and Exchange Programs are located on the third floor. There is also limited storage for residents.
There are two bedrooms, a lounge, an all-purpose area and a powder room on the first floor, and four doubles, two singles and one bathroom on the second floor. Residents must be on the full meal plan. Upper-class students only.