List of Brown University buildings

The following is a list of buildings at Brown University. Five buildings are listed with the United States Department of the Interior's National Register of Historic Places: University Hall, Nightingale–Brown House, Gardner House, Corliss–Brackett House, and the Ladd Observatory.

Academic facilities

Administrative buildings

Building	Image	Architect	Built	Location	Notes	Ref
20 Benevolent Street			1820		Also known as the Jonathan Pike House, 20 Benevolent is home to the Office of Student Life.
26 Benevolent Street			1823		26 Benevolent, also known as the Seth Adams House, is the current home of the Sarah Doyle Women's Center.
Brown Office Building		Kent, Cruise & Partners, Architecture Research Office	1969, 2018	164 Angell St.	Home to the Brown University Bookstore, the Brown Office Building also contains the Carney Institute for Brain Science, Data Science Initiative, and Center for Computational Molecular Biology.
38 Charlesfield Street			1845		Originally built by Robert Purkis and deeded to Brown University in 1946, the home was originally located across the street and moved to its current location in 1950, coinciding with the construction of Wriston Quadrangle. Currently, the house is used for admin support.
3 Davol Square					Located in the Jewelry District, 3 Davol Square is home to the administrative systems groups of Computing and Information Services. The Help Desk, Service & Repair and computer operations are located in the Watson Center of Information Technology.
110 Elm Street			1848		Originally built by the Phenix Iron Foundry and once on the Providence Preservation Society's "Most Endangered Properties List", Brown University has since restored 110 Elm Street, where the Development Office is now located.
8 Fones Alley			1900		8 Fones Alley is home to the Financial Aid Office.
25 George Street			1913
Grad Center E	100px	Shepley, Bulfinch, Richardson & Abbott	1968	42 Charlesfield St.	A four-story building surrounded by the four Grad Center residence halls, Grad Center E is home to the Office of Summer & Continuing Studies, contains an athletic and recreational center named the Bear's Lair, and also is home to the Brown University Faculty and Graduate School Club.
Hemisphere Building	100px		1989	167 Angell Street	The Hemisphere Building is home to Brown's CareerLAB.
Maddock Alumni Center		Stone & Carpenter	~1830	38 Brown St.	Maddock Alumni Center is located in the former home of Chancellor William Goddard. Goddard's daughter deeded the house to the University in 1940, and in 1974, the center was named in honor of Paul L. Maddock, the principal donor in its restoration. The building is currently occupied by the Alumni Relations.
Page-Robinson Hall		Robinson, Green & Beretta, LLB Architects	1962	69 Brown St.	Originally built as the J. Walter Wilson Laboratory, as the Biology department had outgrown the Arnold Lab. The Sol Koffler wing was added in 1983. In 2008 the building was renovated by LLB Architects to house student-oriented administrative services and classrooms. Renamed after alumni Inman E. Page and Ethel Tremaine Robinson in 2018.
Stonewall House	100px	KITE Architects	1816, 2022	22 Benevolent St.	Also known as the Sylvanus and Samuel Tingley, Jr. House. Houses Brown's LGBTQ Center since 2022.
University Hall		Joseph Brown Perry, Shaw and Hepburn	1770	1 Prospect St.	The first building of Brown University, University Hall was originally called the "College Edifice." Until 1832, the building housed the entire institution, containing residential rooms, lecture and recitation rooms, a chapel, a library, and a dining hall. Currently, University Hall is home to several administrative offices, including the president's office, the Office of the Provost, Office of the Registrar, and the dean of the college. The building was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1962.

Libraries

Building	Image	Architect	Built	Location	Notes	Ref
Annmary Brown Memorial		Norman Isham	1903–1907	21 Brown St.	The Annmary Brown Memorial is home to exhibits of European and American paintings from the 17th through the 20th centuries as well as the a Mazansky British Sword Collection. Rush Hawkins built the memorial in memory of his wife, Annmary Brown Hawkins, both of whom are entombed in a crypt at the rear of the memorial.
John Carter Brown Library		Shepley, Rutan and Coolidge	1904	94 George St.	The John Carter Brown Library, named for John Carter Brown, is an independently funded research library of the humanities housing one of the world's finest collections of rare books and maps relating to the European discovery, exploration, settlement, and development of the New World until circa 1820.
John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library	100px	Warner, Burns, Toan, Lunde	1962–1964	10 Prospect St.	John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library, named for John D. Rockefeller Jr., is the primary teaching and research library for the humanities, social sciences, and fine arts.
John Hay Library		Shepley, Rutan and Coolidge	1910	20 Prospect St.	The second library built by Brown University, the John Hay Library served as the main library of the university until the completion of the John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library. The library, named for John Hay, now houses the University's special collections and the University Archives.
Library Collections Annex			1969	10 Park Ln.	Opened in 2006, the Library Collections Annex is located from Brown University's main campus. The Annex is a storage facility with a capacity of approximately 1.7 million volumes.
Orwig Music Center	100px	Carrère and Hastings	1850	1 Young Orchard Ave.	Named for Benton B. Orwig, the Orwig Music Center is home to the Virginia Baldwin Orwig Music Library, which houses the general music collection, including music books, scores, periodicals, sound recordings, videotapes and microforms.
Sciences Library		Warner, Burns, Toan and Lunde	1969–1971	201 Thayer St	A 14-story building completed in the Brutalist architectural style, the Sciences Library houses the University's collection of science volumes as well as the Friedman Study Center.

Residential buildings

Residence halls

East Campus

The East Campus was originally the main campus location of Brown's former neighbor Bryant College. Brown purchased Bryant's campus in 1969 for $5.0 million when the latter school moved to a new campus in Smithfield, Rhode Island. This added of land adjacent to Brown's existing campus. In 1971, the area formerly occupied by Bryant was officially designated as East Campus.

Building	Image	Architect	Built	Location	Notes	Reference
Barbour Hall			1904	100 Charlesfield St.	Barbour Hall is named for Brown's 10th president, Clarence Barbour.
Barbour Hall Apartments	100px	LLB	1968		The Barbour Hall Apartments were opened in October 1968 as "Appleby Hall" and sold to Brown the following year.
Chen Family Hall		Deborah Berke Partners	2023	250 Brook St.	250 and 259 Brook combined house about 350 sophomores, juniors and seniors.
William & Ami Danoff Hall	100px	Deborah Berke Partners	2023	259 Brook St.	250 and 259 Brook combined house about 350 sophomores, juniors and seniors.
Grad Center A	100px	Shepley, Bulfinch, Richardson & Abbott	1968	40 Charlesfield St.
Grad Center B	100px	Shepley, Bulfinch, Richardson & Abbott	1968	44 Charlesfield St.
Grad Center C	100px	Shepley, Bulfinch, Richardson & Abbott	1968	82 Thayer St.
Grad Center D	100px	Shepley, Bulfinch, Richardson & Abbott	1968	90 Thayer St.
King House		Stone, Carpenter & Willson	1895	154 Hope St.	Originally the administration building for Bryant College and named Taft House for its first owner Robert W. Taft, King House was renamed in 1974 in honor of Lida Shaw King, former dean of Pembroke College. Currently, the building serves as a residence hall and home to one of the university's program houses, St. Anthony Hall.
Perkins Hall	100px	Kent, Cruise & Aldrich	1960	154 Power St.	Opened as Gardner Hall for Bryant College, the residence hall was later renamed Perkins Hall in 1974 in honor of Judge Fred B. Perkins. Today the building is occupied entirely by sophomores. Notable residents of Perkins include Norm Eisen.
Sternlicht Commons and Health & Wellness Center		William Rawn Associates	2021	450 Brook St.	Combines a health center with a residence hall. Named for alumnus Barry Sternlicht.
Young Orchard 2	100px	Robinson Green Beretta	1973	2 Young Orchard Ave.
Young Orchard 4	100px	Robinson Green Beretta	1973	4 Young Orchard Ave.
Young Orchard 10	100px	Robinson Green Beretta	1973	10 Young Orchard Ave.
Vartan Gregorian Quad A		Davis Brody Bond	1991	103 Thayer St.
Vartan Gregorian Quad B		Davis Brody Bond	1991	101 Thayer St.