Fraternity Quadrangle ("The Quads")

Aerial view of the Quads, 1989

The College authorized the construction of ten campus fraternity residences on December 10, 1960. The “Quads,” as they are known, replaced the individual houses in which the college fraternities had resided up to this time, and were first occupied in September 1964. The buildings were arranged with six halls (today known as Conway, Buchanan, Cooper, Baird, McClintock, and Longsdorff Halls) comprising the Upper Quad, and four buildings (today known as Atwater, Armstrong, Wilson, and Davidson Halls) completing the Lower Quad.

The Fraternity Quadrangle was designed by Howell Lewis Shay and Associates. The buildings were completed at a cost of $2,241,000, most of which was financed by a federal loan and bond issues.

For more information please follow the links below:

Conway Hall (Quad 1)
Buchanan Hall (Quad 2)
Cooper Hall (Quad 3)
Baird Hall (Quad 4)
McClintock Hall (Quad 5)
Longsdorff Hall (Quad 6)
Atwater Hall (Quad 7)
Armstrong Hall (Quad 8)
Wilson Hall (Quad 9)
Davidson Hall (Quad 10)

Author of Post: 
Dickinson College Archives
Date of Post: 
2005