List of Providence College Buildings (28 items)report

• Aquinas Hall - Named for Saint Thomas Aquinas, and opened in 1939, Aquinas is the oldest remaining residential dormitory on campus. The building houses a large study hall and, formerly, the campus's main chapel and cafeteria. The building is the centerpiece of the residential quad, and is now co-ed (after being a female-only dorm since 1971, the first year women were admitted). The chapel was recently remodeled into the Center for Catholic and Dominican Studies. (Residential halls and apartments)

• McDermott Hall and Meagher Hall- These two twinned dormitories are located west of Aquinas Hall on either side of the residential quad, and were built in 1965. Meagher (pronounced "Marr") is the northern of the two dorms, and was named for the Rev. James Raymond Meagher, O.P., Dominican provincial from 1913–1930, one of the key people in the founding of the college, and is now an all-female dorm after being male for many years. McDermott is the southern of the two dorms, located on the site of the original Guzman Hall (see below), and was named for the Rev. Terrence Stephen McDermott, O.P., Meagher's successor as provincial, and is an all-male dorm. (Residential halls and apartments)

• McVinney Hall - Located to the north of Meagher Hall, the ten-story McVinney Hall opened in 1970 and sits atop Smith Hill, affording residents of the highest views in the city of Providence. The dormitory is named for Rev. Russell McVinney, the fifth Bishop of the Diocese of Providence and bishop at the time of the building's completion. It is an all-female dormitory. (Residential halls and apartments)

• Saint Joseph Hall - Along with its neighbor, the Feinstein Academic Center, this building was originally a part of the Good Shepherd property before reopening in 1955 as a dormitory. This all-male dormitory, long the home of the men's basketball team and, formerly, WDOM, is also home of the Department of Theology and the Office of Residence Life. (Residential halls and apartments)

• Raymond Hall - Home to the school's cafeteria and, since 1997, the school's post office, Raymond Hall opened in 1959. Above the cafeteria is an all-female dormitory. The building, named for Saint Raymond, is located near the center of campus, with the Huxley Gate facing its eastern corner. (Residential halls and apartments)

• Guzman Hall - This all-male dormitory, located just west of Huxley Avenue was opened in 1962, and contains a small chapel. It replaced its namesake dormitory (likewise named for Saint Dominic de Guzmán, but also usually colloquially pronounced gʌz-mæn), the first dormitory on campus, and like its predecessor originally housed pre-ecclesiastical students. (Residential halls and apartments)

• Fennell Hall - Formerly the nurse's dormitory of the Chapin Hospital, Fennell is a male dormitory with mostly single and split-double occupancy rooms. It was named for Rev. Charles V.F. Fennell, O.P., '28, a former bursar and vice president of finance for the college. It is the easternmost dormitory on campus, and is part of the Lower Campus quad, which is located on the site of a former parking lot. (Residential halls and apartments)

• Cunningham Hall was named in 1994 for Rev. John C. Cunningham, O.P., '50, upon his stepping down as tenth President of the college. (Residential halls and apartments)

• DiTraglia Hall was named in 1990 for Frank DiTraglia, M.D., J.D., '40, a major benefactor of the college. (Residential halls and apartments)

• Mal Brown Hall was named in 1992 for Malcolm Hollis "Mal" Brown, '33, a former athletic trainer who died in 1939 during a typhoid outbreak. (Residential halls and apartments)

• Suites Hall - completed in 2004 along with the Smith Center, is a hybrid of the apartment and dormitory setup. Like the apartments, dormitory rooms share common living areas in groups; however, they do not have full kitchens. It is part of the new Lower Campus quad. (Residential halls and apartments)

• Davis Hall was named for benefactor William Davis, '52, and has a small chapel dedicated to Saint Martin de Porres in the basement. (Residential halls and apartments)

• Bedford Hall was named for former benefactor and trustee Howard Bedford. The Student Health Center is located in the basement, as well as the Personal Counseling Center, in the original location of McPhail's night club (then called Stuart's). (This is the second building on campus named for Bedford; his name previously graced Sullivan Hall while it was a dormitory.) (Residential halls and apartments)

• Alumni Hall - Dedicated to alumni who served in World War II, Alumni Hall opened in 1955 and is the school's main on-campus gymnasium, seating 2,620. It is home to the athletic department and Hall of Fame, as well as the Friars women's basketball and volleyball teams. There is a large cafeteria in the basement, accessible from the Slavin Center lower level. (Athletic facilities)

• Concannon Fitness Center - Opened in the fall of 2007, the $15 million fitness center is over 14,000 square feet (1,300 m²). It also contains a new lobby containing a unified entrance to the three main campus hubs: Slavin Center, Peterson Recreation Center, and Alumni Hall. It is named in honor of benefactor William F. Concannon, '77. (Athletic facilities)

• Peterson Recreation Center - Includes a field house with an indoor track, indoor basketball courts, indoor tennis courts, racquetball courts, and the school's swimming pool, Taylor Natatorium. The Center is named for the Very Rev. Thomas R. Peterson, O.P., College President when the Center opened in 1981. (Athletic facilities)

• Taylor Natatorium - Located in the Peterson Recreation Center adjacent to Jimmy Walker Strength & Conditioning Center. "The Nat," as it is known on campus, is home to the Providence College Men's and Women's Swimming & Diving programs. The vast majority of Providence's 19 varsity athletic programs also use the facility for strength & conditioning workouts. The venue has a six-lane, 25-meter pool with a 1-meter diving board. The pool's depth ranges from 4 feet to 12 feet. Amenities inside the facility include a Coaches Suite, Varsity Team Room, Varsity Locker Rooms, general locker rooms, hot tub, CTS digital scoreboard, fold-away spectator bleachers, and flat screen plasma TV's located near the diving board and starting blocks with instant replay capability. The venue was completely renovated during the summer of 2013 with new pool tiles, deck tiles, wedge starting blocks, seating, lighting, air flow, and Friars branding, among other improvements. (Athletic facilities)

• Schneider Arena - Named for Rev. Herman D. Schneider, O.P., the founder of the hockey program, the 3,030-seat arena is home to the men's and women's hockey teams. It is the northernmost building on campus, located at the corner of Huxley Avenue and Admiral Street. (Athletic facilities)

• Jimmy Walker Strength & Conditioning Center - Named after Friar basketball legend Jimmy Walker. Located in The Concannon Fitness Center, the varsity strength & conditioning facility is a 3,600 square foot area dedicated to the Friars' 19 intercollegiate athletic teams. The facility houses over 10 tons of free weights, including dumb bells ranging from five to 150 pounds and a full set of kettle bells. All hand weights, iron plates and bumper plate sets are engraved with one of the College's athletic logos. There are six Power Racks, each with an Olympic Weight-lifting platform. These training stations are extremely versatile and allow numerous athletes to perform a variety of exercises simultaneously. The facility also houses 'tools' such as stability balls, medicine balls, resistance bands, weighted vests, weighted jump ropes, plyometric jump boxes, dot drill mats, slide boards, lateral slant boards, lateral skaters, agility ladders, hurdles and numerous apparatuses to develop trunk strength and core stabilization. There also are two Woodway high performance treadmills that max out at 16.5 miles per hour. (Athletic facilities)

• Chapey Field at Anderson Stadium - the 2,500-seat stadium is home to the men's and women's soccer teams and the men's lacrosse team. The field is named after Mike Chapey for his donation of $1mil dollars, and stadium is named after Karl Anderson for his donation of $1.5mil It directly borders Schneider Arena and Huxley Avenue. (Athletic facilities)

• Ray Tracey Track & Field Complex - the complex is the home of the schools national champion Track & Field and Cross Country teams. It is named after Ray Tracey, the school's Cross Country and Track & Field coach, who trained many national champions and olympians. The complex is on the previous site of Hendricken Field . (Athletic facilities)

• Providence College Practice Basketball Facility - ... this will be the home of the Providence College men's basketball program and is set to open in 2018 (Athletic facilities)

• Glay Field - the softball field, at the corner of Huxley and Eaton, on the Lower Campus. (formerly the soccer field prior to its move to Anderson Stadium in the Spring of 2016) (Athletic facilities)

• Lennon Family Field - Built as part of the Concannon Center expansion, the turf field is located on the roof of a parking garage and is home to the Friar Field Hockey team. (Athletic facilities)

• There are also outdoor tennis courts (next to Anderson Station) . (Athletic facilities)

• Dominic Hall - Dominic Hall, built circa 1850, was a part of the Good Shepherd property, like its neighbors, Saint Joseph's Hall and the Feinstein Academic Center. Since Father Smith became College President in 1994, it has been the home for the President of Providence College. It had previously been the Vice-President's house, but Father Smith decided to keep it his house upon promotion to President. (Other buildings and facilities)

• Saint Thomas Aquinas Priory / Gragnani Dominican Center - Opened in 1984, the Priory is the modern home to most of the college's Dominican clergy. Located across the main drive from Harkins Hall and Albertus Magnus Hall, it was named for Saint Thomas Aquinas and Frank ('40) and Charlotte Gragnani, major benefactors of the college. (Other buildings and facilities)

• Dominican Community Cemetery - Located just north of McVinney Hall, the cemetery is the final resting place of many of the school's former teachers and presidents. (Other buildings and facilities)

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