MINI QUAD NEIGHBORHOOD
BARTLETT, DURFEE, Geneva, Hale, MEDBERY AND SHERRILL HALLS
The Mini Quad Neighborhood consists of Hale, Bartlett, and Durfee Halls. Medbery Hall and Geneva Hall are also considered part of the Mini Quad Neighborhood given their proximity to the beautiful Coxe Hall quad. Sherrill Hall was also added to the Mini Quad Neighborhood, as it is located directly across the street from Durfee Hall.
Hale, Bartlett, and Durfee Halls
Hale, Bartlett, and Durfee Halls are three residence halls that were built off the main campus quad in 1950. Each building is home to 50 students –Durfee Hall is explicitly for Hobart students, while Bartlett and Hale Hall house Hobart and William Smith students. Some first-year Hobart students get to experience the Mini Quad Neighborhood while residing in Durfee Hall.
a mini quad common room
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AMENITIES AT A GLANCE |
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Room Types(s) |
Single and Double Occupancy |
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Suites |
2 single occupancy and 2 double occupancy rooms with middle common room *Common rooms are not furnished Availability varies per floor – only Durfee has 4-person suites |
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Bathroom(s) |
Multi-stall, single gender bathrooms on each floor *Gender-Inclusive bathroom(s) available |
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Laundry Room(s) |
On second floor of each hall |
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Common Spaces |
Large lounge with soft seating and television on first floor of each hall |
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Kitchen Access |
No kitchen – nearest access to all on-campus eateries |
Medbery Hall
Medbery Hall is home to 54 Hobart and William Smith students. The building consists of 5 separate towers, alternating Hobart and William Smith students. Medbery frames one side of the Quad, and its central location makes it one of the most active residence halls on campus, especially during the warm weather months.
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AMENITIES AT A GLANCE |
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Room Types(s) |
Single and Double Occupancy |
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Suites |
Double occupancy rooms have a front living room Double Rooms on 3rd floor share a walk-in closet space |
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Bathroom(s) |
Multi-stall, single gender bathrooms in each tower |
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Laundry Room(s) |
In middle tower – all students in Medbery have access |
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Common Spaces |
Lounge with soft seating in front of laundry room |
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Kitchen Access |
Kitchenette with microwave in lounge(s) |
Geneva Hall
Geneva Hall is home to 50 Hobart students. It is located on South Main Street. Half of the residents wake up to a beautiful view of Seneca Lake out their window. The other half wake up to the stunning views of the quad and Coxe Hall. Geneva Hall was the first building of Hobart College.
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AMENITIES AT A GLANCE |
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Room Types(s) |
Single and Double Occupancy |
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Suites |
Not Applicable |
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Bathroom(s) |
Multi-stall, single gender bathrooms on each floor *All gender restroom available |
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Laundry Room(s) |
In-hall |
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Common Spaces |
Large lounge with soft seating and television on first floor and in basement |
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Kitchen Access |
Kitchenette with microwave in lounge(s) |
Sherrill Hall
Sherrill Hall houses 105 Hobart and William Smith students. It is one of our first-year-only residential spaces. The Campus Bookstore is also located in Sherrill Hall. The building is surrounded by the JPR complex to one side, and Durfee Hall on the other.
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AMENITIES AT A GLANCE |
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Room Types(s) |
Single, Double, and Triple Occupancy |
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Suites |
Not Applicable |
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Bathroom(s) |
Multi-stall, single gender bathrooms on each floor *All gender restroom available |
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Laundry Room(s) |
In-hall |
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Common Spaces |
Large lounge with soft seating, study space, and television on 2nd and 3rd floors |
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Kitchen Access |
Kitchenette with microwave in lounge(s) |
WHAT’S IN A NAME?
- Bartlett Hall is named for Reverend Murray Bartlett, president of Hobart College from 1919 – 1936.
- Durfee Hall is named for William Pitt Durfee, who served as professor of mathematics and chair of the mathematics department from 1884 – 1929. Durfee was the first dean of a liberal arts college and served as acting president of the Colleges four times.
- Geneva Hall is named after the city of Geneva because of the citizens’ support of the College when it was founded. Geneva Hall, built in 1822, was the first building at Hobart College.
- Hale Hall is named for Benjamin Hale, president of Hobart College from 1836 – 1858.
- Medbery Hall is named in memory of brothers Joseph and Sylvester Medbery. In 1907, Catherine M. Tuttle requested the name dedication due to the brothers’ philanthropic support of educational facilities.
- Sherrill Hall is named for Bishop Henry Knox Sherrill, who was the Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church.