List of Brown University buildings

The East Campus was originally the main campus location of Brown's former neighbor Bryant College. Brown purchased Bryant's campus in 1969 for $5.0 million when the latter school moved to a new campus in Smithfield, Rhode Island. This added 10 acres (40,000 m²) of land adjacent to Brown's existing campus. In 1971, the area formerly occupied by Bryant was officially designated as East Campus.^[93]

Building	Image	Architect	Built	Location	Notes	Reference
Barbour Hall			1904	100 Charlesfield St.	Barbour Hall is named for Brown's 10th president, Clarence Barbour.	[62]
Barbour Hall Apartments		LLB	1968		The Barbour Hall Apartments were opened in October 1968 as "Appleby Hall" and sold to Brown the following year.
Chen Family Hall		Deborah Berke Partners	2023	250 Brook St.	250 and 259 Brook combined house about 350 sophomores, juniors and seniors.	[94]
William & Ami Danoff Hall		Deborah Berke Partners	2023	259 Brook St.	250 and 259 Brook combined house about 350 sophomores, juniors and seniors.	[94]
Grad Center A		Shepley, Bulfinch, Richardson & Abbott	1968	40 Charlesfield St.		[75]
Grad Center B		Shepley, Bulfinch, Richardson & Abbott	1968	44 Charlesfield St.		[75]
Grad Center C		Shepley, Bulfinch, Richardson & Abbott	1968	82 Thayer St.		[75]
Grad Center D		Shepley, Bulfinch, Richardson & Abbott	1968	90 Thayer St.		[75]
King House		Stone, Carpenter & Willson	1895	154 Hope St.	Originally the administration building for Bryant College and named Taft House for its first owner Robert W. Taft, King House was renamed in 1974 in honor of Lida Shaw King, former dean of Pembroke College. Currently, the building serves as a residence hall and home to one of the University's program houses, St. Anthony Hall.	[62][93]
Perkins Hall		Kent, Cruise & Aldrich	1960	154 Power St.	Opened as Gardner Hall for Bryant College, the residence hall was later renamed Perkins Hall in 1974 in honor of Judge Fred B. Perkins (class of 1919). Today the building is occupied entirely by sophomores. Notable residents of Perkins include Norm Eisen.[95]	[93]
Sternlicht Commons and Health & Wellness Center		William Rawn Associates	2021	450 Brook St.	Combines a health center with a residence hall. Named for alumnus Barry Sternlicht.	[96]
Young Orchard 2		Robinson Green Beretta	1973	2 Young Orchard Ave.		[93]
Young Orchard 4		Robinson Green Beretta	1973	4 Young Orchard Ave.		[93]
Young Orchard 10		Robinson Green Beretta	1973	10 Young Orchard Ave.		[93]
Vartan Gregorian Quad A		Davis Brody Bond	1991	103 Thayer St.		[97]
Vartan Gregorian Quad B		Davis Brody Bond	1991	101 Thayer St.		[97]

Keeney Quadrangle (originally named West Quadrangle) opened in 1957 as, in the words of President Barnaby Keeney, a place "to provide a dignified and happy home for the independents." The quadrangle was dedicated to Keeney in 1982.^[98]

Containing 6 houses, the quadrangle houses approximately 585 students.^[98]

Building	Image	Architect	Built	Location	Notes	Ref
Archibald House		Thomas Mott Shaw	1955–1957	17 Benevolent St.	Named for Raymond Clare Archibald, professor of mathematics from 1909 to 1943, Archibald House is a First Year hall, containing mostly double occupancy rooms. Notable residents include Thomas Mallon.[99]	[98][100]
Bronson House		Thomas Mott Shaw	1955–1957	17 Benevolent St.	Named for Walter Cochrane Bronson (class of 1887), professor of English from 1892 to 1927, Bronson House is a First Year hall, containing mostly double occupancy rooms.	[98][101]
Everett House		Thomas Mott Shaw	1955–1957	13 Benevolent St.	Named for Walter Goodnow Everett (class of 1885), professor of Latin, philosophy, and natural theology from 1890 to 1930, Everett House is a First Year hall, containing mostly double occupancy rooms.	[98][102]
Jameson House		Thomas Mott Shaw	1955–1957	11 Benevolent St.	Named for John Franklin Jameson, professor of history from 1888 to 1901, Jameson House is a First Year hall, containing mostly double occupancy rooms.	[98][103]
Mead House		Thomas Mott Shaw	1955–1957	11 Benevolent St.	Named for Albert Davis Mead, professor biology from 1895 to 1930 and vice-president of the University from 1925 to 1936, Mead House is a First Year hall, containing mostly double occupancy rooms.	[98][104]
Poland House		Thomas Mott Shaw	1955–1957	13 Benevolent St.	Named for William Carey Poland (class of 1868), professor of classics from 1870 to 1892 and professor of art history from 1892 to 1950, Poland House is a First Year hall, containing mostly double occupancy rooms.	[98][105]

Building	Image	Architect	Built	Location	Notes	Ref
Caswell Hall		Hoppin & Ely	1903	168 Thayer St.	Named for Alexis Caswell, Brown's 6th president. Notable residents include Lester Frank Ward and Zechariah Chafee.[106]	[107]
Hegeman Hall		Day & Klauder	1926	128 George St.	Notable residents include Thomas J. Watson Jr.[32]	[108][109]
Hope College		Daniel Hale and Samuel Staples (masons)	1822	71 Waterman St.	Notable residents include Inman E. Page, Charles Evans Hughes, John Hay, and William Faunce.[110]	[111]
Littlefield Hall		Day & Klauder	1925	102 George St.	Notable residents include Emma Watson,[112] John F. Kennedy Jr.,[113] and Joe Paterno[114]	[108][115]
Minden Hall		Frank W. Woods	1912	121 Waterman St.	Built as a hotel and later used as a residence hall for nearby Johnson & Wales University	[62]
Slater Hall		Stone & Carpenter	1879	10 George St.	The second purpose-built dormitory constructed at Brown. Notable residents include John D. Rockefeller Jr.,[116] Alexander Meiklejohn,[117] and Wallace Wade.[118]	[108][119]

Building	Image	Architect	Built	Location	Notes	Ref
Andrews Hall		Thomas Mott Shaw	1947	211 Bowen St.	Named for Elisha Benjamin Andrews.	[62]
Champlin Hall		Robert C. Dean of Perry, Shaw, Hepburn and Dean	1960	208 Meeting St.	One of six freshman dormitories.	[120]
Emery Hall		Robert C. Dean of Perry, Shaw, Hepburn and Dean	1963	200 Meeting St.	Named for Anne Crosby Emery Allinson, the second dean of Pembroke College	[121]
Machado House		Parker, Thomas & Rice	1912	87 Prospect St.	Named for Spanish poet Antonio Machado	[122]
Metcalf Hall		Andrews, Jaques & Rantoul	1919	98 Cushing St.	The second residence hall to be built for the Women's College, Metcalf Hall was built with a donation from Stephen O. Metcalf. The hall is built directly opposite of Miller Hall, the first residence hall for the Women's College.	[108][123]
Miller Hall		Andrews, Jaques & Rantoul	1910	118 Cushing St.	Miller Hall, named for Mr. and Mrs. Horace G. Miller who provided funds to build the hall, is a colonial style building of brick with white limestone trim and was the first residence hall built for the Women's College.	[124]
Morriss Hall		Robert C. Dean of Perry, Shaw, Hepburn and Dean	1960	206 Meeting St.		[120]
New Pembroke #1		Donlyn Lyndon	1974	302 Thayer St.		[125]
New Pembroke #2		Donlyn Lyndon	1974	306 Thayer St.		[125]
New Pembroke #3		Donlyn Lyndon	1974	308 Thayer St.		[125]
New Pembroke #4		Donlyn Lyndon	1974	300 Thayer St.		[125]
North House			1900	111 Brown St.	North House is one of the University's environmental program houses, along with West House.	[62][126]
Plantations House			1896	219 Bowen St.	Also known as the George W. Harris House, Plantations House was built as a residence in the Colonial Revival style	[62]
315 Thayer Street		Frederick Ellis Jackson, LLB	1902, 2012		Designed as the "Cushing Apartments" in 1902, 315 Thayer Street was purchased by the university in 1963.
West House			1885	91 Brown St.	West House is one of the University's environmental program houses, along with North House.	[62]
Woolley Hall		Robert C. Dean of Perry, Shaw, Hepburn and Dean	1963	202 Meeting St.		[121]

Wriston Quadrangle, built from 1950 to 1952, consists of 9 residential buildings bordered by George Street, Thayer Street, Charlesfield Street, and Brown Street. Fifty-one buildings in total were razed to make space for the development. The buildings were designed to house a fraternity on each end of the building, with independents living in the rooms in between.^[127]

At the time the quad was built, many (though not all) of the University's fraternities were in financial trouble and membership numbers struggled due to the limited number of civilian students on campus (much of the University's housing at the time was used for students in the Armed Forces training program). In return for University housing in Wriston Quadrangle, the fraternities were compelled to deed their privately owned houses (many in disrepair) to the University.^[128]

The quad still houses the majority of the University's fraternities, sororities, and program houses.

Building	Image	Architect	Built	Location	Notes	Ref
Buxton House		Perry, Shaw and Hepburn	1950–1952	27 Brown St.	Buxton House is named for Colonel G. Edward Buxton Jr. (class of 1902), who was Chairman of the Housing and Development Campaign for Wriston Quadrangle.	[127]
Chapin House		Perry, Shaw and Hepburn	1950–1952	116 Thayer St.	Chapin House is named for Dr. Charles V. Chapin (class of 1876), professor of Physiology. Chapin was Superintendent of Health in Providence for 48 years and pioneered modern methods of treating infectious diseases in the Providence City Hospital. Chapin House is home to both the Theta Alpha fraternity and formerly Harambee House, one of Brown's program houses.	[127][129]
Diman House		Perry, Shaw and Hepburn	1950–1952	41 Charlesfield St.	Diman House is named for Jeremiah Lewis Diman (class of 1851), professor of History at the University. The building is home to both the Kappa Alpha Theta sorority and Delta Phi fraternity.	[127][130]
Goddard House		Perry, Shaw and Hepburn	1950–1952	39 Charlesfield St.	Goddard House is named for William Giles Goddard (class of 1812), professor of Moral Philosophy and Metaphysics and of "Belles-Lettres" and Trustee and Fellow of the University. Goddard House is home to the Alpha Delta Phi Society and Delta Gamma sorority.	[127][131]
Harkness House		Perry, Shaw and Hepburn	1950–1952	47 Charlesfield St.	Harkness House is named for Professor Albert Harkness (class of 1842), professor of Classics and a Fellow of the University from 1904 to 1907. Harkness House is home to both the Kappa Delta sorority and Technology House, one of Brown's program houses.	[127][132]
Marcy House		Perry, Shaw and Hepburn	1950–1952	115 George St.	Marcy House is named for William L. Marcy (class of 1808), Comptroller of the State of New York, U.S. Senator, Governor of New York for three terms, Secretary of War, and U.S. Secretary of State. Marcy House is houses both the Brown Womxn's Collective program house and the Zeta Delta Xi fraternity.	[127][133]
Olney House		Perry, Shaw and Hepburn	1950–1952	29 Brown St.	Olney is named for Richard Olney (class of 1856), Attorney General to President Cleveland and U.S. Secretary of State. Olney House is home to the Beta Omega Chi fraternity.	[127][134]
Sears House		Perry, Shaw and Hepburn	1950–1952	113 George St.	Sears House, named for Barnas Sears (class of 1825), president of the University from 1855 to 1867. The building is home to both the Alpha Chi Omega sorority and Delta Tau fraternity	[127][135]
Wayland House		Perry, Shaw and Hepburn	1950–1952	31 Brown St.	Wayland House is named for Francis Wayland, president from 1827 to 1855. The building primarily houses Second Year students and Transfer Students.	[127][136]

Brown owns many properties that it leases to others for various purposes.

Building	Image	Architect	Built	Notes	Ref
127 Angell Street			1853	Also known as the Leonard M. Blodgett House	[62]
129 Angell Street			1849	Also known as the Edward J. Cushing House	[62]
22 Benevolent Street			1816	Also known as the Sylvanus and Samuel Tingley, Jr. House	[62]
70-72 Benevolent Street			1880		[62]
74-80 Benevolent Street			1883	The home features locking mechanisms and security measures developed by the U.S. Secret Service from when Prince Faisal bin Al Hussein of Jordan (Brown class of 1985) lived here.	[62]
84 Benevolent Street			1865		[62]
86 Benevolent Street			1865		[62]
95 Benevolent Street			1885		[62]
97 Benevolent Street			1854	Also known as the Robert Watson House	[62][5]
99 Benevolent Street			1860		[62]
247 Bowen Street			1895	Also known as the Francis A . Cranston House	[62][5]
251 Bowen Street			1900		[62]
277 Brook Street			1866		[62]
281-283 Brook Street			1880		[62]
93 Brown Street			1885		[62]
95 Brown Street			1885		[62]
131-133 Brown Street			1850	Also known as the Albert Dailey House	[62][5]
38 Charlesfield Street			1845	Originally built by Robert Purkis and deeded to Brown University in 1946, the home was originally located across the street and moved to its current location in 1950, coinciding with the construction of Wriston Quadrangle. Currently, the house is occupied by a member of the University's Faculty Fellow program.	[137]
71-73 Charlesfield Street			1872	Acquired by Brown in 1969 as part of the purchase of the former site of Bryant College, 71-73 Charlesfield Street was renovated in 2006–2007 to contain 18 studio apartments and two one-bedroom apartments for use by first year graduate students. Originally known as the George Fuller Double House, the building is now known as Milhous and used by the Brown Association for Cooperative Housing.	[138][139][140]
108-110 Charlesfield Street			1910		[62]
84-86 Cushing Street			1895		[62]
154 Cushing Street			1895		[62]
134 Hope Street			1910		[62]
20 Olive Street			1849	20 Olive Street was built in with funds provided by Anna A. Jenkins for the Association for the Benefit of Colored Orphans, a Quaker orphanage founded in 1839. The building was sold in 1952.	[62][141]
307 Thayer Street			1865		[62]
86 Waterman Street			1880		[62]

Building	Image	Architect	Built	Location	Notes	Ref
Andrews House		Ogden Codman Jr.	1900-1901	13 Brown St.	Home to the Cogut Institute for the Humanities. Designed as a private home for Alfred M. Coats and used as the Governor's Mansion by R. Livingston Beeckman, the building became the University's first Faculty Club in 1922. It was named in honor of President E. Benjamin Andrews to serve as Brown's infirmary and Health Services from 1939 to 2021.	[143][144]
Andrews Memorial Building			2003	295 Lloyd Avenue	The 50,000-square-foot (4,600 m2) building at 295 Lloyd Avenue houses the staff of the Department of Facilities Management. It honors Philip D. Andrews, Plant Operations employee from 1947 to 1990.	[145][146]
Carrie Tower		Guy Lowell	1904	69 Waterman	Located on the corner of Prospect and Waterman Streets, Carrie Tower is a 95-foot (29 m) tall monument named in honor of Caroline Mathilde Brown, granddaughter of Nicholas Brown. Carved into the granite foundation is the inscription "Love is Strong as Death."	[147]
Center for the Study of Slavery and Justice		Alpheus C. Morse (renovated)	1810	94 Waterman St.	Brown's Center for the Study of Slavery and Justice is housed in a Federal style residence formerly known as the James W.C. Ely House
Central Heat Plant		Félix Candela	1969	235 Lloyd Ave.	The Central Heat Plant provides heat for over 90 buildings on the University's campus. Undergoing renovations from 2005 to 2008, President Ruth Simmons announced that the plant would reduce greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuels by 30% by fiscal year 2008.	[62][148][149]
75-77 Charlesfield Street			1967		75-77 Charlesfield Street is the headquarters for the Department of Public Safety.	[150]
37 Cooke Street		Stone, Carpenter & Sheldon	1909		Also known as the Charles H. Merriman, 37 Cooke Street is the home of the University's Provost.	[151]
200 Dyer Street		Oresto DiSaia	1952
Faculty Club		Alfred Stone	1865	1 Bannister St.	Originally the home of Zachariah Allen a prominent citizen of Providence and 1813 Brown graduate.
Faunce House		McKim Mead and White, Howe & Church	1904, 1930	75 Waterman St.	Originally named "Rockefeller Hall". Designed by McKim, Mead & White. Currently houses the Stephen Robert '62 Campus Center.
Fox Point Daycare Center			1961	150 Hope St.	Originally built as Kilcup Hall, Brown purchased the building in 1969 when Bryant College moved from Providence, Rhode Island to Smithfield, Rhode Island. In 1979 the center incorporated as a private nonprofit organization. The University allows the center to use the building rent-free.	[93][152]
50 John Street			1910		50 John Street is used as a storage facility for the Department of Environmental Health and Safety. In 2003, the space was renovated to accommodate the Department of Theatre, Speech and Dance and the Theatre Consortium. The facility is equipped as a professional shop and supports set design and construction for the Department's mainstage productions.	[153][154]
Gardner House			1806	106 George St.	Originally built for Joseph Haile, Gardner house bears the name of George Warren Gardner, M.D. (class of 1894) and his wife, Jessie Barker Gardner (class of 1896), the couple who restored the house back to its original condition. Gardner House serves as the guest house for the President of Brown University, lodging distinguished guests and visiting dignitaries.	[155][156]
Haffenreffer Barn			1928	301 Tower St., Bristol, RI
Haffenreffer Caretaker House			1900	303 Tower St., Bristol, RI
Haffenreffer Museum Collection Research Center			1928	300 Tower St., Bristol, RI
Haffernreffer Outing Reservations Facility			1970	302 Tower St., Bristol, RI
125 Hope St.			1819	125 Hope St.	This home, known as the Joseph S. Cooke House, was purchased by Brown in 2023 to serve as the provost's residence.	[157][158]
Ladd Observatory		Stone, Carpenter & Willson	1891	210 Doyle Ave.	Built on "Tin-top Hill," about a mile from the University's main campus, Ladd Observatory was built through the munificence of Governor Herbert W. Ladd on land donated by Frank W. and Knight D. Cheney. The observatory contains a refractor telescope with lens designed by Professor C. S. Hastings of Yale University. The observatory has been listed with the National Register of Historic Places since 2000.	[13][159][160]
205/215 Meeting Street			1983			[161]
Mencoff Hall		Tallman & Bucklin; Stone, Carpenter & Willson (1891 addition)	1844	68 Waterman St.	Mencoff Hall was formerly named the Cabinet Building as it was built to house the cabinet of the Rhode Island Historical Society. The building was acquired by the University in 1942 and currently houses the Population Studies and Training Center.	[162]
Nightingale-Brown House		Caleb Ormsbee	1791, 1862, 1880	357 Benefit St.	Built for Colonel Joseph Nightingale, the Nightingale-Brown House was purchased by Nicholas Brown in 1814 and housed members of the Brown family until 1985. The house is now preserved as the John Nicholas Brown Center for Public Humanities and Cultural Heritage. The house was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1989.	[163][164]
Pembroke Field House			1938	171 Cushing St	Originally the barn on the estate of Charles T. Aldrich (class of 1877) and Henry L. Aldrich (class of 1876), Pembroke Field House opened in 1938 after renovation financed by various University classes. Currently, the field house is used as a function hall.	[165]
89 Power Street			1842		89 Power Street is also known as the Charles E. Tillinghast house.	[62]
President's House		William Truman Aldrich	1922	55 Power St.	The current President's House, originally built for Rush Sturges and acquired by the University in 1947, is the fourth such home for the University president (the first three have been demolished).	[166]
Sharpe Refectory		Perry, Shaw and Hepburn	1951	144 Thayer St.	Nicknamed "the Ratty" by students, Sharpe Refectory is Brown's largest dining hall.	[62][167]

Brown University owns several properties that are not yet used to support the institution's mission. These properties are leased to businesses until such time that the University expands into the buildings.

Building	Image	Architect	Built	Location	Notes	Ref
83-85 Benevolent Street			1857	College Hill	83-85 Benevolent Street is a restaurant/bar building that has had a variety of tenants.	[62][169]
1 Davol Square				Jewelry District		[170]
10 Davol Square				Jewelry District		[170]
339 Eddy Street				Jewelry District		[170]
349 Eddy Street				Jewelry District		[170]
365 Eddy Street				Jewelry District
196 Richmond Street				Jewelry District		[170]
233 Richmond Street				Jewelry District		[170]
271 Thayer Street			1994	College Hill
272 Thayer Street			1976	College Hill
307 Thayer Street			1865	College Hill
118-120 Waterman Street			1970	College Hill
The Packet Building		Fenton Keyes and Associates	1970	155 South Main Street	Purchased in 2021 for future expansion of the School of Public Health	[171]

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