History
Johnson Hall, erected in 1926, is one of the oldest residence halls on campus. Set on University Avenue directly across from Manigault Park and St. Lukes Hall, Johnson is conveniently located with easy access to all parts of campus. It is three stories high and has a large convenient common room, and in the basement a laundry room, a large locked storage room, and a locked bicycle room.
Layout and Design
The rooms are mostly doubles and the casement windows are of various sizes, all with Venetian blinds. The rooms are furnished with beds, two-drawer chests, two-shelf bookcases, desks and chairs. The floor area of the closet is approximately three feet square. The carpet is gray.
Each room has only one overhead light, so small desk lamps or pedestal lamps are suggested. There is little storage space, so plastic stacks of bins or shelves would be helpful. Small rugs and wall hangings brighten a room, and some of the rooms have space for a small easy chair or love-seat type sofa. Students often buy these at used furniture shops locally after arrival on campus. (Students are asked not to bring metal frame futon furniture as it often causes significant
damage in students' rooms.)
Each floor has a common shower room with three basins, three showers, and three toilet stalls. There are shelves in the bathroom where residents may keep their toiletries.
There is a common kitchen and students might like to bring a few dishes and perhaps a saucepan for cooking snacks (cooking supplies are not provided by the college). The commons room also contains a large TV, VCR, DVD player and a microwave. The dormitory also has a gas grill and picnic table and benches for cook-outs.
Additional Information
The beds in Johnson are 75" long and have approximately 6" of space underneath each of them.
Johnson Hall is not air-conditioned.
If you have specific questions about Johnson Hall, you may want to contact the Head Resident, Ms. Dayle Pringle at dpringle@sewanee.edu. Or you may contact the Office of Residential Life at reslife@sewanee.edu and someone will return your email.
