Mapping North Hall

North Hall residents' lives through a guided map

Front Door of North- 1933 vs 2021

1838

Constructed only twelve years after the founding of Western Reserve College

1863

North became a dormitory for all male students and over a century later it hosted girls for the first time (WRA was an all-boys school for a long period of time).

1961

Renovated to accommodate a faculty member

Today

North Hall houses 28 male students ranging from sophomores to seniors. Girls did live in North Hall at one point but were deemed unsuccessful due to the nature of the rooms.

North Hall Room 10

Benjamin Sindell '22 and Arthur Johnson's room in North Hall in 2019. This year particularly saw a low number of residents in North Hall resulting in each room only holding doubles as opposed to the traditional triple dormmates per room. Currently, Adam Sindell '24 Matthew Warburton '24, and Giovanni Brosco '24 reside in North Hall Room 10. Room 10 was once equipped with weather observation equipment. Students who lived in the northwest corner paid less tuition and were granted a stipend for managing the equipment the collection of data.

A History of North Hall

Originally constructed in 1837-1838, North Hall remains the least changed of all original Western Reserve Academy buildings.

Since construction in 1837, North has served as a dormitory to this day.

During the early stages of WRA, North housed theological students and college seniors, but after 1863 (when the theological department closed) North hosted all sorts of students.

North Hall Recognition

North hall has only been renovated one time: 1961, when the faculty apartment was expanded. Now, North Hall is recognized by the Library of Congress as part of the Historic American Building Survey.

Inside North

North Hall rooms are all triples: two private rooms connected to one larger room. North currently hosts boys, but it used to be a girl's dorm. CJ Polak is the current dorm head of North.

    • Liam Dunne '22
    • Liam Dunne '22
    • Liam Dunne '22
    • Liam's Journey
    • Adam Sindell '24
    • Adam Sindell '24
    • Adam Sindell '24
    • Adam Sindell '24
    • Adam's Journey
    • Adam's Journey
    • Kirill Zherebtzov '23
    • Kirill Zherebtzov '23
    • Kirill Zherebtzov '23
    • Kirill Zherebtzov '23
    • Kirill's Journey
    • CJ Fahlke '23
    • CJ Fahlke '23
    • CJ Fahlke '23
    • CJ's Journey
    • Zach Snider '22
    • Zach Snider '22
    • Zach Snider '22
    • Zach's Journey
    • Bowen Jiang '23
    • Bowen Jiang '23
    • Bowen Jiang '23
    • Bowen's Journey
    • Konstantinos Soulis '23
    • Konstantinos Soulis '23
    • Konstantino's Journey
    • Pedro Lyra '22
    • Pedro Lyra '22
    • Pedro's Journey
    • Levi Miller '22
    • Levi Miller '22
    • Levi Miller '22
    • Levi Miller '22
    • Levi's Journey

A mapping of the journey North Hall residents took to arrive at WRA

North Hall Residents

Front Door of North- 1933 vs 2021