Richardson Richardson Hall is the oldest student residence on campus. The majority of the rooms types in Richardson Hall are two-room doubles and triples. Many rooms have half-baths. This substance free cluster is home to 174 residents. First-year students are assigned primarily to triple rooms in Russell Sage, while Butterfield is all upperclass.
Most upperclass students live in single rooms, and two-room triple and double rooms.
The Hyphen, which connects Russell Sage Hall with Butterfield Hall, provides a kitchen, TV room, and common meeting space for cluster residents. The Choates Cluster, which houses approximately 290 first year students, consists of Bissell, Cohen, Little, and Brown halls. Construction on these halls began in 1956. They house approximately eight students in suites that include a full bathroom. The rooms in each suite include both singles and one-room doubles.