Listed first are place names acceptable for informal use or second-reference use. In parentheses are the formal names, which should be used on first reference, if possible, and especially in formal usage (invitations, official memoranda, etc.). This is not a complete list, but a guide to signature places.
Academic and Campus
- Alumni House
- Alumni Walk
- Bates College Museum of Art
- Bates–Morse Mountain (Bates Morse–Mountain Conservation Area)
- Burgoyne Lakeside Walk (Marjorie Burgoyne Lakeside Walk)
- Canham House
- Carnegie Science Hall
- Chapel
- Chase Hall
- Commons: see "New Commons Building"
- Coram Library
- Cutten Maintenance Center
- Dana Chemistry Hall
- Dunn Guest House
- Gannett Theater
- Hathorn Hall
- Health Center
- Keigwin Amphitheater (Florence J. Keigwin Amphitheater)
- Ladd Library (the George and Helen Ladd Library)
- Lane Hall
- Libbey Forum
- Lindholm House
- Mays Center (Benjamin E. Mays Center; avoid "the Silo" in official uses)
- Multicultural Center
- Museum of Art (Bates College Museum of Art)
- Muskie Archives (Edmund S. Muskie Archives)
- New Commons (New Commons Building)
- Olin Arts Center
- Pettengill Hall (Frederick B. and Ursula P. Pettengill Hall)
includes: Perry Atrium
- Pettigrew Hall
- President's House
- Schaeffer Theatre (Miriam Lavinia Schaeffer Theater)
- Shortridge (Bates College Coastal Center at Shortridge)
Athletic
- Alumni Gymnasium
- Campus Avenue Field (avoid the "AstroTurf Field")
- Gray Athletic Building (Clifton Daggett Gray Athletic Building; avoid "the Cage" in official uses)
- Garcelon Field
- Greene Boathouse
- Lafayette Field (Lafayette Street Softball Diamond)
- Leahey Field (William Leahey Baseball Diamond)
- Merrill Gymnasium (Margaret Hopkins Merrill Gymnasium and Field House)
includes: Reis Squash Courts (Waldo Frimon Reis '24 Wing)
- Slovenski Indoor Track (Walter Slovenski Indoor Track)
- Tarbell Pool (Carolyn E. Tarbell Pool)
- Russell Street Track and Field
- Underhill Arena (Joseph A. Underhill Arena)
includes: Davis Fitness Center
- Wallach Tennis Center (James G. Wallach Tennis Center)
Residential
- 280 College Street
- Clason House
- Davis House
- Frye House
- Frye St. Union
- Hacker House
- Hayes House
- Herrick House
- Holmes House
- Howard House
- Leadbetter House
- Milliken House
- Mitchell House
- Moulton House
- Nash House
- Parsons House
- Pierce House
- Small House
- Stillman House
- Turner House
- Webb House
- Whittier House
- Wilson House
- Wood Street House
- Hedge Hall
- John Bertram Hall
- Page Hall
- Parker Hall
- Rand Hall
- Residential Village
includes: Moody House, Rzasa House, Arthur P. Hopkins House
- Roger Williams Hall
- Smith Hall
- Wentworth Adams Hall
