Gates Hall

Address

1402 Park Street
Grinnell, IA 50112

Campus Map
Rooms
Floors Singles Doubles Triples
Pit 3 2 0
First 2 1 0
Second 5 1 2
Third 4 2 1
Tower 3 1 0

Gates Hall has 17 singles, 7 doubles, and 3 triples. It houses 41 students.

Gates also has a two-person mini co-op on the first floor.

Amenities

Lounges

Gates ;Hall has two lounges. A study lounge is located in the pit, and a larger lounge with a television is located on the first floor.

Kitchens

Gates has one kitchen which is located on the first floor. It has a stove, an oven, a microwave and a fridge.

Storage

Gates has a trunk room located in the pit.

Laundry

Gates has access to the laundry facilities in the North Campus residence halls Younker and Dibble.

Computer Lab

Residents of Gates have easy access to the computer labs in the North Campus residence halls Norris and Younker.

Recycling

A recycling facility is located on the first floor of Gates.

Air Conditioning

Gates offers heating but not air conditioning.

Elevators

Gates does not have elevators.

History

Gates Hall bears the name of Grinnell's second president, George Augustus Gates, who led the College from 1887 through 1900.

Gates Hall is connected to the other five original North Campus halls by an open cloister or loggia, with a long line of 38 arches spanning the east side of the buildings from Dibble to Smith. The central archway of the Gates-Rawson tower is positioned between Gates Hall on the north and Rawson Hall on the south.

The spaces above the arches on both the east and west elevations are similar in decoration, having intricate oriel windows, escutcheons, and other Gothic elements. The towers are crenelated, again reflecting a Gothic motif. 

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