North Campus Hall is a student dormitory located on Vernon Street in the “Vernon Street Neighborhood,” which also consists of Doonesbury, Hansen, High Rise, Ogilby Hall, and Vernon Place.

North Campus Hall. Photo Credit: Cheryl Cape

The location was formerly the site of the Harbison Mansion at 108 Vernon Street. The architectural firm of O'Connor and Kilham of New York designed the building.

The dormitory opened in 1962. The funding required for construction came from the federal Housing and Home Finance Agency, which was the first time in Trinity's history that the Board had sought assistance from the federal government. The approved loan amount was $752,000, with the total estimated completion cost of $878,000.

A student-writer in a 1962 Trinity Tripod article criticized the look of the building, comparing it visually to a chicken coop, which contrasted negatively with the more stately homes on Vernon Street. The writer also commented negatively on the size of the single student rooms it contained.

In 1993, the dorm underwent extensive renovations, which totaled over $1 million. The dorm received new entryways and stairways between the upper and lower floors, as well as a new second floor classroom, laundry facilities, and better air circulation throughout the building. This was the first extensive renovation of the building since its opening.

The Bantam Network: Neighborhoods and Residential Communities.

Trinity College in the Twentieth Century (2000) by Peter and Anne Knapp, pp. 240-241.

Trinity Tripod, 09/07/1993.

Trinity Tripod, 02/09/1962.

Trinity College Alumni Magazine, December 1960, p. 1.