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Summary:
Located at the center of campus, iconic Parrish Hall is Swarthmore's original building. The first and second floor are home to administrative offices including Admissions, Career Services, the Dean's Office, Disability Services, Equal Opportunity Office, Financial Aid, the Office of Student Engagement, the President's Office, the Provost's Office, the Registrar's Office, and Student Accounts.
Parrish serves as a student hub and houses offices for The Phoenix, WSRN Radio, and Student Employment Office in addition to the campus Post Office and Credit Union. The third and fourth house single-sex halls, with those who self-identify as male living in the west wing and those who self-identify as female living in the east wing.
Destinations in Parrish Hall include:
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About Parrish Hall:
Designed by Quaker architect Addison Hutton and named for the College's first president, Parrish Hall once constituted the entire college. After a fire in 1881 reduced the building to its stone walls, it was rebuilt and reopened on the first anniversary of the fire. Now, in addition to being home to the Admissions Office, Parrish is the College's main administration building; the campus post office; and several student activities offices, including that of Swarthmore's student newspaper, The Phoenix (named to honor the College's rebirth from the 1881 fire.) Its upper floors serve as a residence hall.