Gilmore Hall

Gilmore Residential Hall
Building Information

Gilmore Hall houses 112 students and is an all-female hall. It was built in 1963 and is named after Christine Van Raalte Gilmore.

Room Features

  • The average sized room is 11鈥�8" x 13鈥�7", Height 8鈥�9"  
  • Beds can be bunked and/or lofted (bed safety rail provided) 
  • Tiled floors
  • Window blinds

Furniture Provided

  • Extra long twin beds (80-inch mattress), There is 33" under bed when half lofted
  • One free-standing dresser 28" tall with three drawers each (will fit under unlofted beds); Inside drawers measure 32"x19" 
  • Two desks - 24" x 36"
  • Two desk chairs
  • Closet 鈥�  with shelf, 14.5"h x 32.5"w x 25" deep; without shelf: 67"h x 32.5"w x 25" deep
  • Towel racks
  • Tiled flooring

Other rooms in Gilmore include a computer lab, study room, laundry room, kitchen, basement lounge and first-floor television lounge.

EXAMPLE OF A STANDARD ROOM

Hold your curser down and move around inside the photo below to see a 360-degree view of a standard double room in Gilmore Hall. 

  • Exterior of the front of Gilmore Residence Hall from 10th Street
  • Exterior of the front of Gilmore Residence Hall from Columbia Avenue
  • Common lounge area inside Gilmore Residence Hall
  • Common lounge area inside Gilmore Residence Hall
  • Entry way inside Gilmore Residence Hall
  • An open closet in a dorm room at Gilmore Hall, showing wooden shelves and a hanging rod. The closet door is wooden with a towel rack attached. Part of a wooden desk is visible to the right. The room features tiled floors and window blinds.
  • A kitchen area in Gilmore Hall at Hope College, featuring wooden cabinets, a refrigerator, microwave, and sink along one wall. A table with four chairs is positioned in the center of the room. The floor is carpeted, and the walls are painted gray.
  • Laundry room in Gilmore Hall at Hope College, featuring two sets of stacked dryers on the left and three front-loading washing machines on the right, with overhead fluorescent lighting and exposed pipes.
  • A lounge area in Gilmore Hall at Hope College, featuring purple upholstered sofas and chairs, a flat-screen TV on a wooden stand, a round wooden table with four chairs, and several potted plants on the windowsill. The room has a mix of colorful striped and solid square tile flooring, large windows with blinds, and overhead fluorescent lighting.
  • A dorm room in Gilmore Hall at Hope College featuring two lofted twin beds with blue mattresses, two wooden desks, and two wooden desk chairs. The room has tiled floors, window blinds, and a window in the center of the far wall that lets in natural light.
  • A sunlit lounge area in Gilmore Hall at Hope College, featuring purple armchairs, a small table with two wooden chairs, and several potted plants on the windowsill. The floor is covered with a patterned carpet, and large windows with blinds allow natural light to fill the room.

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