Cowles Hall

Address

1426 Park Street
Grinnell, IA 50112

Campus Map

Rooms

Cowles Hall has traditional residence hall style housing and a lounge west of the main entrance, with apartment-style housing to the east. Cowles has seven apartments:

  • one two-person student adviser apartment
  • one four-person apartment
  • one five-person apartment
  • four six-person apartments

Each apartment has a bathroom, a kitchen and pantry, and a lounge with a tv.

Amenities

Lounges

Cowles Hall has two lounges, one on the first floor and one on the second floor. The first floor lounge has a TV and DVD player.

Kitchens

The Cowles kitchen is located on the second floor. It is equipped with a stove, an oven, a fridge and a microwave.

Storage

Cowles Hall uses the trunk room located in Clark Hall (or within the Clangrala cluster) for storage.

Laundry

Laundry facilities are located in the residence hall next to Cowles, Dibble.

Computer Lab

Residents of Smith can use the computer lab and printing facilities located in Norris Hall.

Recycling

A recycling facility is located on the first floor of Cowles.

Air Conditioning

Cowles offers heating and air conditioning.

Elevators

The upper floors of Cowles are not accessible by elevator.

History

Cowles Hall is located on North Campus near the Physical Education Complex and Harris Center. It was made possible by a gift from the Cowles Foundation in 1941.

President Samuel Stevens anticipated the need for better facilities during World War II and quickly built Cowles Hall and Darby Gym in 1942 to accommodate the Officers’ Candidate School. It was not available for civilian use until 1945.

With the completion of the Joe Rosenfield ’25 Center and its new dining facilities, Cowles and Quad dining halls were no longer needed. Cowles dining was retrofitted to provide additional housing. The Des Moines architectural firm Herbert Lewis Kruse & Blunk designed the retrofit, and completion of the project was done by Neumann Design Build. 

Details

Date of Construction

1942

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