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Boston College
Gasson Tower, finished in 1913, set the pattern for the tall Gothic towers later built at Princeton, Yale and Duke.
- 5Buildings
- 2Traditions
- 1913Oldest · Gasson Hall
- 1948Newest · Fulton Hall
Campus map and Look Around
Tap a numbered pin to see that building from the street with Apple Look Around.
Planning the visit
- Fly intoBoston Logan International Airport (BOS)
Logan International, in East Boston, is the main airport for the region.
- Getting aroundWalking / MBTA Green Line
The main campus is walkable. The Green Line B branch ends at Boston College station on Commonwealth Avenue, with direct trains toward downtown Boston.
- Colors and teams
The school colors are maroon and gold, and the teams are the Eagles.
5 buildings to stamp
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Photo: John Phelan, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Gasson Hall
140 Commonwealth Ave, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467
Charles Donagh Maginnis placed this Collegiate Gothic hall at the highest point of Chestnut Hill as the centerpiece of his 1908 campus plan. Its 200-foot bell tower became the symbol of the college when the building opened in 1913.
- Built
- 1913
- Architect
- Charles Donagh Maginnis
- Style
- Collegiate Gothic
- Height
- 61 m (200 ft)
- Stories
- 4
- Today
- Classrooms and Offices
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Photo: User:Boston Starbucks Rebel, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Bapst Library
140 Commonwealth Ave, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467
Maginnis & Walsh designed the college's first library, completed in 1928 and long praised as one of the finest Collegiate Gothic buildings in America. Its Gargan Hall reading room has tall stained-glass windows.
- Built
- 1928
- Architect
- Maginnis & Walsh
- Style
- Collegiate Gothic
- Today
- Library and Study Hall
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St. Mary's Hall
140 Commonwealth Ave, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467
Completed in 1917 with its own chapel, this stone hall is one of the original Gothic Revival buildings of Maginnis's plan. It closes the north side of the main quadrangle.
- Built
- 1917
- Architect
- Maginnis & Walsh
- Style
- Gothic Revival
- Today
- Hall and Chapel
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Photo: Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Devlin Hall
140 Commonwealth Ave, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467
Built in 1924 as the college's science building, this Gothic Revival hall won the Harleston Parker Medal in 1926 as the most beautiful building in Boston. It is one of the original stone buildings of the Maginnis plan.
- Built
- 1924
- Architect
- Maginnis & Walsh
- Style
- Gothic Revival
- Today
- Academic Building
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Photo: Workman (talk) (Uploads), CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Fulton Hall
140 Commonwealth Ave, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467
Maginnis & Walsh built this plain stone hall in 1948 for the crowd of students who came after World War II on the G.I. Bill. A 1993 renovation by Svigals & Associates added a skylit atrium for the Carroll School of Management.
- Built
- 1948
- Architect
- Maginnis & Walsh; Svigals & Associates (1993 renovation)
- Today
- Carroll School of Management
2 traditions to check off
Stamped! keeps these as a checklist, so you can tick each one off on the visit.
Golden Eagle Statue
A gilded eagle on a 30-foot column stands in front of Gasson Hall, a replica of the statue the college received in 1954. Visitors take a photo of the eagle with Gasson Tower behind it.
Doug Flutie Statue
A statue outside Alumni Stadium recreates the Hail Mary pass that made quarterback Doug Flutie famous. Fans stop for a photo with it on the way to the stadium.
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