Kilachand Hall
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Kilachand Hall | |
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Former names | Shelton Hall, Hotel Sheraton |
General information | |
Type | Dormitory |
Location | Boston, Massachusetts |
Address | 91 Bay State Road |
Coordinates | 42°21′1″N 71°5′49″W / 42.35028°N 71.09694°W |
Opened | 1923 |
Owner | Boston University |
Technical details | |
Floor count | 9 |
Kilachand Hall, formerly known as Shelton Hall and before that the Hotel Sheraton, is one of eight
History
Hotel Sheraton
The building was constructed in 1923 as one of the first
In 1939, Ernest Henderson bought the hotel. At the time, the building had an electric sign on the roof reading "Hotel Sheraton" which would have been expensive to remove so he renamed his other properties to be Sheraton hotels, starting the chain known today.[2]
Shelton Hall
In 1950, the building was bought and renamed to the Hotel Shelton. In 1954, Boston University bought the hotel and converted it to a girls-only dormitory of the same name.
In 1953, playwright Eugene O'Neill died in suite 401 on the fourth floor. In his honor, the fourth floor was named a specialty housing area called the Writer's Corridor.[3] School folklore holds that the building is haunted by the playwright. Lights on this floor are dimmer and the elevators randomly stop at the fourth floor.[4] Howard Stern also claims to have lived there.
Kilachand Hall
In 2010, the building was renamed Kilachand Hall, in accordance with the creation of the Kilachand Honors College. Freshman students in the honors college are required to live on the second, third, fourth, or fifth floor.
In 2012, the dining hall on the first floor was removed with the opening of a new, larger dining hall, Marciano Commons, across the street.[5] This coincided with a larger renovation of the building that added a study lounge, classroom, and administrative offices for the honors college on the first floor.
References
- ^ "One Address, Many Stories". BU Today.
- ISBN 978-1-4490-0752-2.
- ISBN 978-1-4456-4464-6.
- ^ "Haunted by Eugene O'Neill". BU Today.
- ^ Member, Faculty. "Alum's $3M Gift Highlights Value of Extracurricular Life | BU Today". Boston University. Retrieved 2020-01-24.
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