ANNOUNCEMENT:
Dane Hall and Holmes Hall will be unavailable during the 2023-2024 academic year .
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*Please note rooms shown have been decorated for presentation purposes. The bedding, pillows, towels and all decorative housewares seen in these images are NOT included in the room. Please see What to Bring for a suggested list. Please see below for a list of items included in each room.
The Gropius Complex consists of five interconnected residence halls (Ames, Dane, Holmes, Shaw and Story Hall) for a total of 364 single furnished rooms. Gropius offers traditional dormitory-style housing with approximately 20 residents per hall floor, common lounges, and shared kitchens and bathrooms.
The majority of the floors are co-educational with one single sex or gender inclusive bathroom per floor. A select number of floors are single-gender.
Please view our Residence Rates page for the cost of renting a room in our residences.
Advantages to Living in Gropius
- Social and tightly-knit community
- Least expensive on-campus option
- Closest to WCC, where most classes are held and where the dining hall is located
Gropius Complex Room Types
| Room Type | Total Rooms* | Approx. Square Footage |
|---|---|---|
| Standard single | 340 | 109-133 sq. ft. |
| Medium single | 15 | 153-191 sq. ft. |
| Large single | 9 | 224-235 sq. ft. |
Furnishings and Amenities of Gropius
Bedroom Furnishings
- Extra-long twin bed with built-in under bed storage
- Waste basket & recycle bin
- Desk
- Rolling desk chair
- Desk lamp
- Full-length mirror
- Chest of drawers
- Wall bookshelves
- Closet with built-in shelving
- Wireless internet access
Residence Amenities
- Communal kitchens, lounges and bathrooms
- Communal kitchens are equipped with these appliances; refrigerators, electric stove/oven, microwave ovens, toasters and water filtration units
- Communal kitchens are also equipped with basic cooking/food prep items; pots/pan, cooking utensils, measuring cups, cutting boards, and oven mitts
- Laundry facilities in basement
- Located directly on Massachusetts Avenue and MBTA bus line
Floor Details
Buildings are listed in order of layout.
| Story Hall | Shaw Hall | Holmes Hall | Ames Hall | Dane Hall | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basement | Laundry Room | Laundry Room | |||
| Floor 1 | Coed Floor Female Bathroom Kitchen Lounge | Coed Floor Restroom for all | Facilities Management Office Lost and Found | Coed Floor Male Bathroom Lounge | Coed Floor Male Bathroom Kitchen |
| Floor 2 | Coed Floor Restroom Lounge | Coed Floor Male Bathroom Kitchen Lounge | Coed Floor Female Bathroom Kitchen | Coed Floor Restroom Kitchen Lounge | Coed Floor Female Bathroom Kitchen |
| Floor 3 | Coed Floor Male Bathroom Lounge | All-Female Floor Female Bathroom Kitchen | Coed Floor Male Bathroom | Coed Floor Female Bathroom Kitchen Lounge | All-Female Floor Restroom Lounge |
| Floor 4 | Coed Floor Restroom Lounge | No Fourth Floor | No Fourth Floor | All-Male Floor Male Bathroom Lounge | No Fourth Floor |
Floor Plans
| Story Hall | Shaw Hall | Holmes Hall | Ames Hall | Dane Hall | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basement | N/A | View PDF | N/A | N/A | View PDF |
| Floor 1 | View PDF | View PDF | N/A | View PDF | View PDF |
| Floor 2 | View PDF | View PDF | View PDF | View PDF | View PDF |
| Floor 3 | View PDF | View PDF | View PDF | View PDF | View PDF |
| Floor 4 | View PDF | N/A | N/A | View PDF | N/A |
Tour Gropius
Ready to explore the Gropius Complex? Click one of the buttons below to take a virtual tour!
Different view options:
In the lower left of the image, you can select the “View Dollhouse” icon to see a three-dimensional image of the space, or the “View Floorplan” icon to see a two-dimensional layout. From either of these views, select the “Explore 3D space” icon, in the shape of a person, to return to the tour.