Founders Hall

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Completed in 1985, Founders Hall was the sixth residence hall. It provides on-campus housing for 232 upperclassmen. The building was named in honor of the original founders of the Institute: John Boynton, Ichabod Washburn, Emory Washburn, David Whitcomb, Seth Sweetser, George Frisbee Hoar, Stephen Salisbury II, Phillip Moen, and Charles O. Thompson. Total construction cost was $7 million, or $30,000 per bed. The coed, four-story building holds four- and sixperson suites, each consisting of bedrooms, living room, and bathroom. On the first floor is WPI’s second dining hall, which includes a student dining room and two separate kitchens. The basement has a laundry facility, and the campus police department. Founders Hall is more modern in appearance though the brick look was kept to complement the rest of the traditional campus.