Williams and Sage Halls
Williams Hall, built in 1911, was named for our collegiate benefactor Colonel Ephraim Williams. Williams fought and died near Lake George, New York, in 1775. Luckily for us, a month before his death Williams had completed his last will and testament leaving funds to establish a free school in his home town (to be named Williamstown).

Sage Hall, built in 1923, is the mirror-image of Williams Hall. Before Sage Hall as built there was a nice set of clay tennis courts, but alas, they are no more. Sage (like Williams) is a beautiful Georgian-style building. Both Williams and Sage were built by architect Ralph Adams Cram.

Williams and Sage Halls form the Frosh Quad, a haven of first-years comprised of six vertical entries. Each room varies by entry, making for a variety of living quarters -- from singles to "intimate doubles" (read small but cozy...very cozy) joined by a common room. Bathrooms are usually single-sex, and are shared by 4-6 people.

Sage and Williams Halls are adjacent to the new Paresky Student Center, and first-years and their JAs also have their own dining hall at Mission Park (although all students, including frosh, can eat in any dining hall). The Frosh Quad is great on warm days for frisbee, studying at one of the picnic tables, or hanging out in the sun.

*NEW* To see digital renderings of Williams and Sage rooms, click here.

Mission Park
Mission Park is made up of four houses, which each have horizontal entries and share a dining hall. The central spaces in Mission Park have great lounges with pool tables, a kitchen, and comfortable couches. Mission Park houses nearly half of the first year class. Close proximity of fellow JA's and a dining hall, along with membership in a tightly-knit entry, makes living as a resident in one of the Mission Park houses truly memorable!

Mission Park takes its name from the part of campus where, in 1806, five Williams students gathered in the then-maple grove on a warm summer day to discuss their interests in the spread of Christianity. When a sudden lightning storm interrupted their discussion, they took shelter in a nearby haystack, huddling and praying for the safety of foreign missionaries.

Mills House an Pratt House make up the east- and west-central sectors of Mission Park Dormitory. Right below Mills and Pratt is the Mission Park Dining Hall, and some of the main common spaces which house a tv room and a pool table. Both have great views of Mission Park to the south, and the mountains to the north.

Dennett House is the eastern-most section of Mission Park. All the rooms in the Mission Park dormitories are singles, but are situated along horizontal entries, in funny little zigzag ways. Dennett is close to Park Street, and rooms have great views of Mission Park and the Mountains.

Armstrong House makes up the western-most sector of Mission Park, and has the same 0ddly-angled rooms on horizontal entries as the rest of the hall. Not only are students a stone's throw away from the tennis and outdoor basketball courts, they can still wake up and go to breakfast in their pajamas!

*NEW* To see digital renderings of the Mission Park rooms, click here.