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History. The building at 575 Commonwealth Avenue opened in November 1963 as the Fenway Commonwealth Motor Hotel. It contained 150 rooms and a 135-car garage. It was the third hotel in the Commonwealth Motor Hotel chain. [1] In 1975 the hotel became a Howard Johnson's. The seventh floor was home to a cocktail lounge.
Warren Towers, 18 stories in height, is the largest dormitory on the Boston University campus. Its three towers sit atop a four-story base structure. [6] The first three floors (and a basement) are a university parking facility; the fourth floor contains the dorm's lobby, dining hall, and other amenities including study lounges and laundry rooms.
The Boston University housing system is the 2nd-largest of any private university in the United States, with 76% of the undergraduate population living on campus. [2] On-campus housing at BU is an unusually diverse melange, ranging from individual 19th-century brownstone town houses and apartment buildings acquired by the school to large-scale ...
Kilachand Hall, formerly known as Shelton Hall and before that the Hotel Sheraton, is one of eight dormitories at Boston University. Living quarters are divided into four- and five-person suites, with a few private doubles. It is one of the few dormitories on campus with private bathrooms. The ninth floor consists of a study lounge that ...
The George Sherman Union (GSU) is the student union building at Boston University and Boston University Academy. The Brutalist -styled building opened in Spring 1963. [1] When it opened, the Union had a 10-lane bowling alley in its basement. [2] The building is named for the Boston industrialist, philanthropist, and Boston University benefactor.
Location in Boston, Massachusetts. Geographic coordinates. 42°20′56″N 71°06′03″W / 42.3489°N 71.1009°W / 42.3489; -71.1009. Architecture. Completed. 1906. Dome (s) One. The Morse Auditorium, officially the Alfred L. Morse Auditorium, is a domed theater that was built as a Jewish synagogue, that is now owned by Boston ...
Boston University's housing system is the nation's 10th largest among four-year colleges. BU was originally a commuter school, but the university now guarantees the option of on-campus housing for four years for all undergraduate students. Currently, 76 percent of the undergraduate population lives on campus.
Website. www.bu.edu /cas. The Boston University College of Arts & Sciences (CAS), which includes the Graduate School of Arts & Sciences (GRS), is the largest school at Boston University, offering Bachelor of Arts degrees in 25 departments and nearly 25 interdisciplinary programs, including those offered through the Pardee School of Global Studies.