Charles Pratt Hall

About Charles Pratt Hall

Built in 1883, Charles Pratt Hall originally housed the college gymnasium and swimming pool, later serving as the Geology department before being converted to residential use and renovated in 2007. [First-Year Quad East] Built in 1883 (originally as gymnasium and swimming pool) and renovated in 2007, Charles Pratt Hall is widely considered the nicest first-year dorm at Amherst. Its unique origins as a gymnasium give the interior a cavernous, spacious feel unlike any other dorm on campus. Beautiful common areas and well-proportioned rooms. The trade-off is that its layout makes it harder to develop the tight floor communities seen in James or Stearns.