Bowdoin College
Baxter House
📍 10 College Street, Brunswick, Maine, 04011
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🏛 House🚿 Semi-Private Bathroom👥 Co-Ed❄️ No AC🍳 Kitchen
Baxter House is one of Bowdoin College's College Houses, housing approximately 20–30 students in an intimate residential setting with a live-in Head of House — a faculty or senior staff member who hosts weekly dinners and informal gatherings that bring the house community together. Like all Bowdoin College Houses, Baxter has a shared kitchen where residents can prepare meals and a semi-private bathroom setup. No central AC, consistent with Bowdoin's Maine campus where the climate requires heating far more than cooling. The College House system is central to Bowdoin's residential identity — smaller than most residential halls, with built-in community programming and a faculty presence that distinguishes it from standard dormitory living. Baxter is part of the residential draw system available to sophomores, juniors, and seniors.
Baxter House has no air conditioning. Students here often pick up:
Gaiatop USB Desk Fan – 5.5" Portable (3-Speed) · $7.98
Vornado VFAN Mini Classic Vintage Desk Fan · $39.99
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