Watson Hall

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Watson Hall is a residence hall located on the east side of Carleton's campus. It has seven stories, plus a basement. Watson was built as a women's dorm in 1966 and first occupied during April 1967, when Gridley was about to be destroyed.^[1] Its use as a women's dorm is evidenced by the now-unused built-in front desk, formerly used for checking students in and out.

The building was designed by Minoru Yamasaki, the architect who also designed Goodhue Hall, the West Gym, Cowling, Olin, and the fourth floor addition to Myers Hall. (Yamasaki also designed the World Trade Center in New York.)

1 Facts
2 Floors
3 References
4 External links

Facts

Watson has seven floors, each holding about 40 students.
Depending on the demand for housing, the corner rooms are either doubles or triples. They have only two closets, suggesting that they were intended to be doubles. However, they are sometimes converted into triples, such as during the 2002-2003 and 2005-2006 school years.

Floors

Basement Watson - Features laundry facilities, a reservable dining room, and storage facilities.
First Watson - Contains a hall director's suite, a large lounge with a piano, and a large suite that may be drawn at room draw.
Second Watson - Substance-free student housing.
Third Watson - Student housing.
Fourth Watson - Student housing.
Fifth Watson - Student housing. Has been an all-men's floor.
Sixth Watson - Student housing. Was previously the Women's Floor, but it was opened up to both sexes for the 2003-2004 academic year.
Seventh Watson - Student housing. Has also been men's floor.