Winthrop Hall

Winthrop Hall was built in 1822 and the most recent renovation was complete in 2006. Originally called North or New College it was named Winthrop Hall in 1847 in honor of John Winthrop, the first Governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony.

Among the first students to occupy this residence was Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Class of 1825. More information about the history of Winthrop Hall can be found in The Architecture of Bowdoin College.

Winthrop Hall is a four-story, brick residence that houses approximately 61 students in quad rooms. Each quad comprises two bedrooms and a common room. There are two bathrooms on each floor hallway. There is a common room on the first floor and study rooms on the 2nd and 3rd floors. There is an elevator in the building.

Winthrop Hall is 268 feet from the Polar Bear Statue located in Hyde Plaza.

Furnishings

The College supplies the following items for each student:

Twin bed, extra long (36" x 80")
Desk and a chair
Dresser
Closet/wardrobe
Bookshelf

Television

Television services are provided through Xfinity on Campus and delivered through your laptop, mobile device, or Roku.

Computer Connections

All buildings on campus have high-speed wireless internet access and wired internet ports are located in each student room.

Parking

First-year students are not permitted to have vehicles on campus.

Laundry

The laundry room is located in the basement and use of the machine is free. You can see what machines are open, get alerts sent to you when your laundry is finished, and report a problem with a machine at any time by visiting Automatic Laundry.

Blueprints for Winthrop Hall 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th floorsare also available.
Note: These blueprints should not be viewed as a definitive source of information for room numbers, etc. We do not guarantee the blueprints to be an exact representation of any building or room.

Henry Longfellow, class of 1825, was a renowned author and poet who was one of the first students to live in Winthrop.

Safety

All college-owned student residences are equipped with sprinklers and alarmed for fire safety.

Winthrop Hall has a card access system. Residents of this residence hall have 24/7 access. All other students have access from 7:00 a.m. to 1:00 a.m.

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Bicycle Storage

There is no bicycle storage room at this location

Staff

The ResLife student staff comprises seventy-eight upperclass students. Each floor has a proctor and an affiliate RA.