58 Physical Plant
Buildings Related to Boston College Operations
Location and Primary Use, Spring 1997
Name
Alumni House
Alumni Stadium
Bapst Library
Barat House
Barry Fine Arts Pavilion
Bea House2
Botolph House
Bourneuf House
Thea Bowman AHANA Center
Brock House
Campion Hall
Canisius House2
Carney Hall
Cheverus Hall
Claver Hall
Connolly Carriage House
Connolly Faculty Center
Silvio O. Conte Forum
Cottage and Garages
Cushing Hall
Cushing House
Daly House2
Devlin Hall
Dining Hall Lower Campus
Donaldson House
Duchesne East/West
Edmond’s Hall
Faber House
Fenwick Hall
Fitzpatrick Hall
William. J. Flynn Student
Recreation Complex
Fulton Hall
Gabelli Hall
Gasson Hall
Gonzaga Hall
Greycliff Hall
Haley House
Haley Carriage House
Hardey House
Higgins Hall
Hopkins House
Hovey House
Ignacio Hall
Kenny-Cottle Library
Keyes North /South
Kostka Hall
Law Library
Lawrence House
Loyola Hall
Lyons Hall
Location
Primary Use
Date
Constructed
or Acquired
Gross
Square
Footage1
885 Centre St.
2604 Beacon St.
Middle Campus
885 Centre St.
885 Centre St.
176 Commonwealth Ave.
18 Old Colony Rd.
84 College Rd.
72 College Rd.
78 College Rd.
Middle Campus
67 Lee Rd.
Middle Campus
127 Hammond St.
40 Tudor Rd.
300 Hammond St.
300 Hammond St.
2601 Beacon St.
885 Centre St.
Middle Campus
885 Centre St.
262 Beacon St.
Middle Campus
60 St. Thomas More Rd.
90 College Rd.
885 Centre St.
200 St. Thomas More Rd.
102 College Rd.
46 Tudor Rd.
137 Hammond St.
Administrative
Sports
Library
Jesuit Res. & Admin.
Academic & Administrative
Jesuit Residence
Administrative
Administrative
Administrative
Administrative
Academic & Administrative
Jesuit Residence
Academic & Administrative
Student Residence
Student Residence
Academic
Academic
Sports & Administrative
Residence
Academic & Administrative
Student Residence
Jesuit Residence
Academic & Administrative
Student Services
Administrative
Student Residence
Student Residence
Academic
Student Residence
Student Residence
1974
1957
1928
1974
1974
1965
1967
1985
1970
1972
1955
1966
1962
1960
1955
1975
1975
1988
1974
1960
1974
1981
1924
1994
1975
1974
1975
1938
1960
1960
15,638
464,575
69,623
25,392
37,720
4,685
7,136
4,460
3,528
4,146
112,491
3,761
101,059
32,102
12,980
7,035
12,832
270,285
4,342
65,141
25,709
5,584
90,823
63,736
3,910
53,513
245,078
3,081
30,104
31,561
2603 Beacon St.
Middle Campus
80 Commonwealth Ave.
Middle Campus
149 Hammond St.
2051 Commonwealth Ave.
314 Hammond St.
314 Hammond St.
885 Centre St.
Middle Campus
116 College Rd.
258 Hammond St.
100 Commonwealth Ave
885 Centre St.
885 Centre St.
149 Hammond St.
885 Centre St.
122 College Rd.
42 Tudor Rd.
Middle Campus
Sports & Administrative
Academic & Administrative
Student Residence
Academic & Administrative
Student Residence
Student Residence
Academic & Administrative
Child Care Center
Student Residence
Academic & Administrative
Administrative
Academic & Administrative
Student Residence/Admin.
Library
Student Residence
Student Residence
Library
Administrative
Student Residence
Academic & Administrative
1972
1948
1988
1913
1958
1969
1969
1969
1974
1966
1968
1971
1973
1974
1974
1957
1996
1968
1955
1951
113,650
126,088
69,844
72,638
35,960
12,318
9,294
5,081
40,152
132,251
4,274
11,148
121,542
53,014
65,193
30,704
83,641
3,681
17,046
83,810
Physical Plant 59
Buildings Related to Boston College Operations
Location and Primary Use, Spring 1997 (Continued)
Name
Location
3
Manresa House & Garage
Mary House
McElroy Commons
McGuinn Hall
Medeiros Townhouses
Eugene F. Merkert Chemistry Center
Mill Street Cottage
Modular Apartments
Murray House
Murray Carriage House
O’Connell House
Thomas P. O’Neill, Jr. Library
Parking Garage
Parking Garage
Quonset Hut
Rahner House
Roberts House & Garage3
Robsham Theater Arts Center
Roncalli Hall
Rubenstein Hall
Service Building
Shaw House
Commander Shea Field
Southwell Hall
St. Ignatius Maintenance Building
St. Mary’s Hall2
St. Thomas More Hall
Stuart House and the
James W. Smith Wing
Trinity Chapel (Newton)
Vanderslice Hall
Vouté Hall
Michael P. Walsh Hall
Welch Hall
Weston Observatory
Williams Hall
Xavier Hall
—————————Total Gross Square Footage
1
Gross
Square
Footage1
188 Beacon St.
885 Centre St.
Middle Campus
Middle Campus
60 Tudor Rd.
2609 Beacon St.
29 Mill St.
Lower Campus
292 Hammond St.
292 Hammond St.
185 Hammond St.
Middle Campus
2599 Beacon St.
40 St. Thomas More Rd.
885 Centre St.
96 College Rd.
246 Beacon St.
50 St. Thomas More Rd.
200 Hammond St.
90 Commonwealth Ave.
Middle Campus
372 Beacon St.
2605 Beacon St.
38 Commonwealth Ave.
Middle Campus
Middle Campus
2150 Commonwealth Ave.
Jesuit Residence
Academic & Administrative
Student Services & Admin.
Academic & Administrative
Student Residence
Academic & Administrative
Residence
Student Residence
Commuter Center
Academic
Student Union
Central Research Library
General Parking Facility
General Parking Facility
Gymnasium
Administrative
Jesuit Residence
Student Services & Academic
Student Residence
Student Residence
Academic & Administrative
Student Residence
Baseball/Soccer Field
Administrative
Administrative
Jesuit Residence
Administrative
1989
1974
1960
1968
1971
1991
1974
1970
1967
1967
1938
1984
1979
1994
1974
1952
1989
1981
1965
1973
1948
1962
1960
1937
1993
1917
1955
5,733
4,376
126,669
143,310
22,568
116,601
2,879
104,100
8,490
2,617
32,007
194,095
302,023
328,972
5,964
2,799
8,583
31,615
32,841
125,869
33,718
9,494
885 Centre St.
885 Centre St.
70 St. Thomas More Rd.
110 Commonwealth Ave.
150 St. Thomas More Rd.
182 Hammond St.
Weston, MA
144 Hammond St.
44 Tudor Rd.
25 Lawrence Ave.
36 College Rd.
66 Commonwealth Ave.
31 Lawrence Ave.
31 Lawrence Ave. Garage
50 College Rd.
55 Lee Rd.
90 St. Thomas More Rd.
194 Beacon St.
Academic & Administrative
Chapel
Student Residence
Student Residence
Student Res. & Dining Fac.
Student Residence
Research & Administrative
Student Residence
Student Residence
Administrative
Administrative
Student Residence & Admin.
Academic
Administrative
Administrative
Residence
Student Residence
Academic
1974
1974
1993
1988
1980
1965
1948
1965
1955
1993
1974
1989
1979
1996
1996
1978
1993
1996
104,884
20,578
119,492
88,539
205,801
32,876
22,182
32,868
12,938
4,722
3,766
59,016
5,105
1,985
4,303
7,363
110,487
5,763
GSF excludes all void areas such as “open to below” atrium type space.
Rented to the Jesuit Community of Boston College.
3
Owned by the Jesuit Community of Boston College.
4
Total GSF does not include Manresa and Roberts - See Footnote 3.
2
Primary Use
Date
Constructed
or Acquired
12,338
2,372
135,484
64,584
5,591,8124
Note: The above statistics do not include leased properties.
Statistics include total properties owned by Boston
College as of May 31, 1997.
Source: Space Management
60 Physical Plant
Boston College Properties
Spring 1997
Building Gross
Square Footage
Acres
Upper Campus
Roncalli, Welch, and Williams Halls
O’Connell House and Upper Campus Dormitories
Total Upper Campus
98,585
267,464
3.1
10.9
366,049
14.0
2,083,321
3,766
4,303
3,528
4,146
4,460
3,910
2,799
3,081
4,274
3,681
4,685
7,136
43.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.1
0.2
0.2
0.1
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.4
2,133,090
45.4
2,359,814
64,584
52.7
3.4
2,424,398
56.1
4,923,537
115.5
Middle Campus
Area bounded by Beacon Street, Lower Campus Road, College Road, and Commonwealth Avenue — including
the Ignacio and Rubenstein Residence Halls, 66 Commonwealth Avenue Residence Hall, Gabelli Hall,
Vouté Hall, Southwell Hall, and the Merkert Chemistry Center
36 College Road
50 College Road
72 College Road (Thea Bowman AHANA Center)
78 College Road (Brock House)
84 College Road (Bourneuf House)
90 College Road (Donaldson House)
96 College Road (Rahner House)
102 College Road (Faber House)
116 College Road (Hopkins House)
122 College Road (Lawrence House)
176 Commonwealth Avenue (Bea House)
18 Old Colony Road (Botolph House)
Total Middle Campus
Lower Campus
Area bounded by Beacon Street, Lower Campus Road, and St. Thomas More Road (excluding MDC property)
— including Vanderslice Hall and 60, 70, & 90 St. Thomas More Road
2150 Commonwealth Avenue (St. Thomas More Hall)
Total Lower Campus
Total Chestnut Hill Campus
Newton Campus
Total Chestnut Hill and Newton Campuses
Outlying Properties
Newton
194 Beacon Street
262 Beacon Street (Daly House)
258 Hammond Street (Hovey House)
292 Hammond Street (Murray House)
292 Hammond Street (Murray Carriage House)
300 Hammond Street (Connolly Faculty Center)
300 Hammond Street (Connolly Carriage House)
314 Hammond Street (Haley House)
314 Hammond Street (Haley Carriage House)
25 Lawrence Avenue
31 Lawrence Avenue
31 Lawrence Avenue (Garage)
55 Lee Road
67 Lee Road (Canisius House)
Boston
2051 Commonwealth Avenue (Greycliff Hall)
Weston
Weston Observatory
Total Outlying Properties
Total Properties Owned by Boston College
542,995
40.3
5,466,532
155.8
5,763
5,584
11,148
8,490
2,617
12,832
7,035
9,294
5,081
4,722
5,105
1,985
7,363
3,761
0.3
0.5
4.1
1.2
1.6
1.3
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.2
90,780
10.1
12,318
0.1
22,182
19.4
125,280
29.6
5,591,812
185.4
Note: These statistics exclude leased properties as well as properties adjacent to the main campus owned and utilized by the Jesuit Community of
Boston College (Manresa House and garage [188 Beacon Street] 5,733 GSF - 0.2 acres; Roberts House and garage [246 Beacon Street]
8,583 GSF - 0.6 acres). Statistics as of May 31, 1997.
Source: Space Management (square footage); Buildings and Grounds (acreage)
Physical Plant 61
Facility Capacities
Fall 1997
Facility & Location*
Lecture/Event
Seating
Dinner
Seating
Buffet
Seating
Reception/
Standing
1,100
600
160
-
700
450
140
-
2,000
1,000
300
4,000
160
297
205
102
160
160
266
150
591
178
130
-
-
-
-
40
450
150
240
900
803
250
40
250
500
32
350
125
200
700
803
200
32
200
400
50
175
325
1,100
803
50
550
50
20
25
-
64
200
64
250
90
-
275
40
60
50
50
40
500
300
425
115
60
140
200
100
50
100
200
400
150
80
75
75
200
425
Athletics
Alumni Stadium
Conte Forum
Kelly Rink
Power Gymnasium
The Shea Room
Flynn Student Recreation Complex
44,500
8,500/7,600**
975
250
2,809
Auditoriums
Cushing Hall 001
Devlin Hall 008
Fulton Hall 518
Gasson Hall 305 (Fulton Debate)
Higgins Hall 304
Higgins Hall 307
McGuinn Hall 121
Merkert Chemistry Center 127
Robsham Theater Arts Center
Stuart Hall 315, Newton Campus
Stuart Hall 411, Newton Campus
Dining Halls***
Boston Room, New Dining Hall
Eagle’s Nest, McElroy Commons
Faculty Dining Room, McElroy Commons
Heights Room, New Dining Hall
McElroy Main Dining Hall, McElroy Commons
New Dining Hall, Main Dining Area
Newton Campus Cafeteria, Stuart House
Newton Room, New Dining Hall
Stuart Snack Bar, Stuart House, Newton Campus
Welsh Dining Hall, Lyons Hall
Houses
Barat House, Newton Campus
Haley House, 314 Hammond Street
Hovey House Library, 258 Hammond Street
O’Connell House, 185 Hammond Street
Multi-Purpose
Cabaret Room, Vanderslice Hall
Kresge Room & Lobby, Robsham Theater Arts Center
Lynch Executive Conference Center, Fulton Hall
McElroy Conference Room, McElroy Commons
McGuinn 3rd Floor Lounge
McGuinn 5th Floor Lounge
Murray Conference Room, McElroy Commons
Newton Chapel, Newton Campus
T-100, Gasson Hall
University Conference Center, Walsh Hall
* All facilities are on the Chestnut Hill campus unless otherwise noted.
** Seating for basketball is 8,500; seating for hockey is 7,600.
*** Capacities shown for dining facilities are those used for function seating, and therefore differ from capacities for student dining.
Note: University facilities are available for function purposes through the Bureau of Conferences and/or the primary user responsible for the facility. All
facilities are not available to all groups. The capacity figures are those used by the Bureau of Conferences in determining appropriate space needs for
scheduled functions.
Source: Bureau of Conferences and Planning & Construction
62 Physical Plant
Dining Facilities
Fall 1997
Name
Location
The Club
Eagle’s Nest Snack Bar
Faculty Dining Room
Lower Campus Dining Facilities
McElroy Dining Hall
McElroy Cafe
Newton Campus Cafeteria
Newton Campus Snack Bar
Welsh Dining Hall
Capacity
O’Connell House
McElroy Commons
McElroy Commons
60 St. Thomas More Road
McElroy Commons
McElroy Commons
Stuart House
Stuart House
Lyons Hall
Total Dining Hall Seating
56
446
146
945
774
91
290
185
550
3,483
Boston Room
Heights Room
Newton Room
Walsh Function Room
60 St. Thomas More Road
60 St. Thomas More Road
60 St. Thomas More Road
Walsh Hall
Total Function Room Seating
40
250
40
150
480
Total Capacity
3,963
Source: Dining Service
Offices
Spring 1997
Building
Offices
Chestnut Hill Campus
Bea House
Bapst Library
Botolph House
Bourneuf House
Thea Bowman
AHANA Center
Brock House
Campion Hall
Carney Hall
Conte Forum
Cushing Hall
Devlin Hall
Donaldson House
1
5
12
8
7
7
62
237
54
77
53
8
Building
Offices
Faber House
3
Fulton Hall
157
Gasson Hall
40
Haley House
7
Haley Carriage House
2
Higgins Hall
65
Hopkins House
9
Hovey House
13
Lawrence House
9
Lyons Hall
112
McElroy Commons
32
McGuinn Hall
181
Merkert Chemistry Ctr. 30
Building
Offices
Murray House
2
O’Neill Library
55
Rahner House
7
Robsham Theater
7
Rubenstein Hall
23
Service Building
37
Southwell Hall
12
St. Thomas More Hall 127
25 Lawrence Avenue
5
31 Lawrence Avenue
13
36 College Road
8
50 College Road
9
194 Beacon Steet
7
1,503
Subtotal
Building
Offices
Newton Campus
Alumni House
Barat House
Kenny-Cottle Library
Law Library
Mary House
Stuart House
9
6
21
15
1
101
Subtotal
153
Weston Observatory
Total Offices
Note: The above statistics do not include leased properties used in University operations. Statistics include total properties
owned by Boston College as of May 31, 1997.
Source: Space Management
17
1,673
Physical Plant 63
Classrooms
Summary of Building Use
Spring 1997
Spring 1997
Building
Number of
Classrooms
Number of
Stations
Campion Hall
12
571
Carney Hall
25
1,107
Cushing Hall
10
693
Devlin Hall
9
694
Fulton Hall
20
1,240
Student Residence1
28
Administrative
16
Academic and Administrative2
3
Jesuit Residence
Miscellaneous Use4
3
Gasson Hall
20
869
Total
Higgins Hall
6
536
1
Kenny-Cottle Library
1
125
Lyons Hall
7
316
13
550
Merkert Chemistry Center
3
246
O’Neill Library
8
411
Stuart House
9
578
143
7,936
McGuinn Hall
Total
Note: The above statistics do not include leased properties used
in University operations. Statistics include total properties
owned by Boston College as of May 31, 1997.
Source: Space Management
Number of
Buildings
Building Use
23
5
20
92
Keyes North and South = 1; Duchesne East and West = 1;
Modulars = 1
2
Includes Weston Observatory.
3
Excludes Manresa House and Roberts House.
4
Includes gymnasiums, libraries, student union, etc.
Note: The above statistics do not include leased properties used
in University operations. Statistics include total properties
owned by Boston College as of May 31, 1997.
Source: Space Management
64 Physical Plant
Residence Hall Capacities
Fall 1997
Residence Hall
Address
Living Units
Students
Staff*
Total
66
40
74
73
78
79
48
50
68
7
78
72
39
132
76
142
141
151
154
90
98
132
20
159
141
74
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
1
3
3
3
135
79
145
144
154
157
93
100
135
21
162
144
77
772
1,510
36
1,546
206
42
30
65
80
64
139
61
57
124
60
788
153
46
358
462
350
784
379
216
146
348
9
5
2
5
9
5
16
10
6
4
9
797
158
48
363
471
355
800
389
222
150
357
928
4,030
80
4,110
65
63
72
95
75
57
119
127
131
173
140
105
4
4
4
4
5
3
123
131
135
177
145
108
427
795
24
819
2,127
6,335
140
6,475
Chestnut Hill Campus
Upper Campus
Cheverus Hall
Claver Hall
Fenwick Hall
Fitzpatrick Hall
Gonzaga Hall
Kostka Hall
Loyola Hall
Medeiros Townhouses
Roncalli Hall
Shaw Hall
Welch Hall
Williams Hall
Xavier Hall
Lower Campus
Edmond’s Hall
Gabelli Hall
Greycliff Hall
Ignacio Hall
Modulars
Rubenstein Hall
Michael P. Walsh Hall
Joseph & Mae Vanderslice Hall
Vouté Hall
66 Commonwealth Avenue
90 St. Thomas More Road
127 Hammond Street
40 Tudor Road
46 Tudor Road
137 Hammond Street
149 Hammond Street
149 Hammond Street
42 Tudor Road
60 Tudor Road
200 Hammond Street
372 Beacon Street
182 Hammond Street
144 Hammond Street
44 Tudor Road
200 St. Thomas More Road
80 Commonwealth Avenue
2051 Commonwealth Avenue
100 Commonwealth Avenue
100 St. Thomas More Road
90 Commonwealth Avenue
150 St. Thomas More Road
70 St. Thomas More Road
110 Commonwealth Avenue
66 Commonwealth Avenue
90 St. Thomas More Road
Newton Campus
Cushing House
Duchesne East
Duchesne West
Hardey House
Keyes North
Keyes South
885 Centre Street
885 Centre Street
885 Centre Street
885 Centre Street
885 Centre Street
885 Centre Street
Total
*Assistant Directors and Hall Directors are not included.
Source: Office of University Housing