Evans Hall

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Evans Hall was built as a women's dormitory in 1927 and named for Margaret Evans. It was designed by Patton, Holmes and Flinn a Chicago architectural firm that designed a number of Carleton buildings in the early 20th century.

The floor plan is designed around vertical columns of rooms rather than floors. There are numerous misconceptions about this layout, many of which revolve around the idea of minimizing gossip; the design, in fact, was inspired by a Harvard residence hall built at the time, and the columns were designed to reduce noise by minimizing the opportunities to socialize in the halls.

Currently, Evans is not available to freshmen due to the hall configuration, which is not easily compatible with "floor life."

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