Stories about "Sampsonville"
Recalling Bates’ post-war Sampsonville and its community of married students

Friday, August 10, 2018 12:20 pm

Seventy-two years ago, Bates debuted a post-World War II housing option that, to this day, remains unique.

Campus Construction Update Special: 1941-49

Thursday, February 17, 2011 4:49 pm

Captivated by the details of steel, drywall and bricks, as we often are, it's easy to lose sight of the fact that the renovation of Hedge and Roger Williams halls is not actually the most important activity involving these buildings. What really matters, of course, is what people do in a building during those long intervals between construction projects.