Harmanus Welch Hall is a a freshman dormitory located at 330 College Street on Yale University's Old Campus. Pierce N. Welch, an 1862 graduate of Yale College, donated the building to Yale in 1891 as a memorial to his father, the Honorable Harmanus M. Welch, New Haven mayor. The architect Bruce Price designed the building. Yale redirects here. ... The Old Campus is the complex of buildings at Yale University that houses incoming freshmen from 10 out of 12 Yales residential colleges. ...

Welch Hall, taken from old campus during the 2006 winter season.

Welch Hall faces College Street on one side and the interior of Old Campus on the other. Carved above the first-floor windows at both ends of the College Street facade is the inscription AD 1891. The dormitory, Victorian English Collegiate in style and built of Longmeadow freestone, has been altered and renovated several times. The first floor, converted in 1938 for the Office of Admissions and the Freshman Year, was restored to dormitory conditions in 1962 and 1964. In 1976 the building underwent a major renovation led by architect Herbert S. Newman and funded by John Hay Whitney, a 1926 graduate of Yale College. Image File history File linksMetadata Welchhall. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Welchhall. ...

Welch Hall is currently occupied by Davenport College freshmen. It is widely considered one of the most desirable freshman halls because of its many single bedrooms, large common rooms, and emergency exits which are not alarmed, allowing for residents to pass between entryways without having to go outside or through the basement. Davenport College (colloquially often referred to as Dport) is one of the twelve residential colleges of Yale University. ...

Several suites within Welch Hall enjoy campus-wide fame in their own right. The Princess Suites, two-story suites located on the fourth and fifth floors and occupied only by women, boast skylights, an unusually high number of restrooms per person, and expansive views of New Haven and the Yale campus. The Ten Pack and the Twelve Pack are located on the first floor and are home to 10 and 12 men respectively. The esteemed Sweet Suite (W-A11) is traditionally occupied by Davenport's most coveted recruits.

Despite its overall high reputation, various problems plague Welch Hall. Many residents have complained about not being able to turn the thermostat down, the walls and roof are often damaged during heavy rain storms, and squirrels have been known to come into open windows and eat food left out in common rooms and bedrooms.

Welch Hall counts among its many distinguished residents Ashish Bakshi, the scientist for whom the planet 20799 Ashishbakshi is named. Please wikify (format) this article or section as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ...