Abbot Hall, 1938 Bowd-Munson Architects The I-shaped plan of Abbot Hall was designed as part of a four-dorm complex for male students, including its partner Mason Hall as well as Synder-Phillips residences. Shared common areas including the kitchen and bakery were originally built to link Abbot to Mason Hall. However, in 1958 renovations to basement corridors were completed to allow residents to walk from one hall to the next. Created as the residential complement to the female dormitories in the West Circle Complex, Abbot Hall is similarly Collegiate Gothic in style. The building, named after Theophilus C. Abbot, the third president of the University, features an arched entrance bearing an inscription in old English lettering, semi-hexagonal limestone multistory bay windows, and limestone trim.				Campus Map East Lansing MSU Campus Auditorium Murals Livestock Pavilion MSU Museum MSU Libraries Music Building Jenison Fieldhouse Williams Hall Campbell Hall Abbott Road Entrance MSU Union Olin Health Center Abbot Hall Giltner Hall Other Points of Interest Lansing Area Board of Water and Light Michigan Historical Museum
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