Kollen Hall East

Photo of Kollen Hall
Building Information

Kollen Hall is a co-ed residence hall with 144 rooms, housing 292 students. Kollen Hall is named in honor of Hope’s second president, Dr. G.J. Kollen. It was built in 1956 and renovated in 1994.

Room Features

  • The average sized room is 11’1 x 11’8, Height: 8’8 
  • Beds may be bunked or lofted (bed safety rail provided)
  • Closet — 1st shelf: 13.5"h x 37"w,  2nd shelf: 16.5"h x 37"w, without shelf: 64"h x 37"w, 27"d
  • Carpeted floors
  • Window blinds

Furniture Provided

  • Extra long twin beds (80-inch mattress), 31" of space under bed half lofted
  • One free-standing dresser per student with three drawers each, 28" tall, will fit under an unlofted bed, Inside of drawers: 26"w x 19"d 
  • Two desks with hutch — 42"w x 24"d 
  • Two desk chairs  
  • Closet — 35" wide
  • Towel racks
  • Mirror

Other rooms in Kollen include a first floor study room, television lounge and kitchen. A computer lab, laundry room and meeting room used by student groups and residents of Kollen is located in the basement.

Tour a room

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

 
 
 
 
 

  • Front Exterior of Kollen Residence Hall from 12th Street.
  • Exterior of Kollen Residence Hall from 13th Street Parking Lot
  • Exterior of Kollen Residence Hall from Columbia Avenue
  • Common area in Kollen Hall
  • A student room in Kollen Hall showing the lofted bed.
  • A student room in Kollen Hall showing a couch under the lofted bed.
  • A lounge area in Kollen Hall at Â鶹´«Ã½¹ÙÍø, featuring several upholstered chairs and sofas arranged around wooden coffee tables. The room has carpeted floors, large windows with blinds, and a pool table and foosball table in the background.
  • A kitchen in Kollen Hall featuring white cabinets, countertops with three microwaves and a coffee maker, a refrigerator, stove, sink, and various appliances. A trash bin is visible at the end of the room.
  • A laundry room in Kollen Hall at Â鶹´«Ã½¹ÙÍø, featuring several rows of washing machines and dryers. The room has a table in the center with a yellow item placed on it, and a chair is situated against the far wall. The floors are concrete, and exposed pipes run along the ceiling.
  • A spacious common area in Kollen Hall featuring a ping pong table in the foreground. The room has large windows allowing natural light to fill the space, with various seating options including sofas and armchairs. A television is mounted on the wall, and a few tables and chairs are placed by the windows.
  • A standard double room in Kollen Hall at Â鶹´«Ã½¹ÙÍø with a lofted bed above a three-drawer dresser, a desk with a hutch, a desk chair, and carpeted floors. There is a window with blinds on the right side, and an open closet door on the left. The room has white walls and a gray carpet.
  • A standard double room in Kollen Hall at Â鶹´«Ã½¹ÙÍø. The room features two lofted beds with wooden frames and navy blue bedspreads. Under each bed, there is a wooden dresser with three drawers. The room has carpeted floors, a window with blinds, two desks with hutch and chairs, and shelves on both sides of the room. The window at the back provides natural light.

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