Boardwalk Hall
Boardwalk Hall is a student dormitory located at 183-185 Allen Place in the North Campus area.
The dormitory, which is a converted apartment building, was formerly known as Allen East. The College purchased the property along with the adjacent building, which was later named Park Place Hall, in 1957 for $65,000. It was originally used for faculty housing and then converted to student living spaces.
In 1982, in an effort to name the “nameless” dorms on Trinity's campus, a committee, with student and administrative input, voted to name the dormitory Boardwalk Hall.
Residential Services designated Boardwalk the Music Dorm in 1991, supporting students studying music, with practice space for individuals and bands within the dorm itself.
In 2012, Boardwalk and Park Place underwent exterior renovation upgrades, and in 2019, the buildings closed because they would require extensive repairs and renovations to the interior totaling over $2 million. They still may remain unused.
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Trinity Tripod, 09/10/2019.
Trinity Tripod, 03/05/2019.
Trinity Tripod, 04/16/1991.
Trinity Tripod, 05/11/1982.
Trinity Tripod, 11/25/1975.
Trinity College Handbook, 1962-63 (1962), p. 6.