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Henry Hall

University Place, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, 08540

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About

  • The name of the nearest parking garage is Theater Drive Garage.
  • View information on Theater Drive Garage (opens new tab) .
  • This residential college is made up of 1 building.
  • There are step-free standard rooms.
  • Henry Hall is made up of 1 residential building located along Blair Walk.
  • There are communal facilities available on the Ground Level.
    The students at Henry Hall share their communal facilities with students from Foulke Hall.
    There are no restrooms with adaptations within the building.
    Henry Hall has 4 levels which are signed as G, 1, 2, and 3.
    There are 3 stairways within the building, each entrance has its own stairway.
    There are no elevators within the building.

Getting Inside

  • There is step-free level access on the approach to Henry Hall from Blair Walk and to Entry 3 via the parking on University Place.
    There is also a stepped or sloped approach from the parking along University Place to Entry 1 and Entry 2.
  • There are 3 entrances into the building, 2 are stepped and 1 is step-free and level.
    The accessible entrance surveyed is Entry 1 on the left side of the building. This entrance has step-free level access and a single manual door.
  • The entrances are named as Entry 1, 2 and 3.
  • Entry 1 gives access to the Ground Level. The Entry 1 stairway goes up to the 5th floor dorms in the tower block.
  • Entry 3 is located on the right of the building within the archway between Henry Hall and Foulke Hall.
    This entrance has double manual doors and stepped access.
    Entry 2 is in the middle of the building and has a single manual door and stepped access.
    Entry 2 gives access to Level 1 and Entry 3 gives access to a stairway between Level B and 1.
    All entry doors connect on Level 3.

Getting Around

  • The Entry 1 stairway goes up to the 5th floor dorms in the tower block, Entry 2 only has dorm rooms on Level 2, and the stairway is labelled as Levels 1-4, but connects to the rest of the entries on Levels 3 and 4 via a corridor.
    There is step-free level access across the Ground Level via Entry 1.
    There are no level changes along the corridors of each Level.
  • Floor surfaces along the Ground Level are concrete and hard, some having a shiny finish.
    Floor surfaces from Level 1 and above are carpeted.
  • There is a bench to the left as you enter via Entry 1.
  • There is wayfinding signage within the stairways.

Restrooms and Changing Facilities Available

  • There are no restrooms with adaptations within the building.
  • Standard shower facilities are located within the standard toilets on Levels 1, 2, 3 and 4.

Parking

  • On-street Parking View
    • On-street standard parking is available.
    • The standard on-street parking is located on University Place.

Entrance (Entry 1)

  • This entrance is located to the far left of the building.
  • This entrance gives access to the Ground Level and the communal facilities.
  • There is step-free level access at the entrance.
  • There is a key fob/card reader at a height of 3ft 7in (109cm).
  • There is a single manual door at this entrance.
  • The door opens towards you.
  • The door requires effort to open.
  • The width of the opening is 3ft 2in (97cm).
  • The door has a high color contrast.

Stairway (Entry 1)

  • The floors which are accessible by stairway are G, 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.
  • There are 16 steps between floors.
  • There is a handrail that switches sides.
  • The handrail is at a height of 3ft 3in (98cm).
  • The handrail covers all steps.
  • The height of the highest step is 7in (18cm).
  • The minimum tread depth is 11in (27cm).
  • Lighting levels are low.

Stairway (Entry 2)

  • The floors which are accessible by stairway are 1, 2, 3 and 4.
  • There are 16 steps between floors.
  • There is a handrail on the left going up.
  • The handrail is at a height of 2ft 11in (89cm).
  • The handrail covers all steps.
  • The height of the highest step is 7in (18cm).
  • The minimum tread depth is 11in (28cm).
  • Lighting levels are varied.

Communal Facilities

  • Kitchen View
    • The kitchen is located on the Ground Level by Entry 1.
    • There is step-free level access to enter.
    • The door to enter opens inwards and has a high color contrast with the surrounding walls.
    • The door requires effort to open.
    • The width of the door opening is 2ft 11in (89cm).
    • The kitchen is connected to the laundry room.
    • Some flooring is shiny.
    • A lowered work surface is available.
    • The lowered work surface is 2ft 9in (85cm) high.
    • There are low level cupboards.
    • There are chairs with armrests and tables in this area.
    • The tables are at a suitable height for wheelchair users.
    • Lighting levels are even.
  • Laundry Room View
    • The laundry room is located on the Ground Level by Entry 1.
    • There is step-free level access to enter.
    • The door to enter opens outwards and has a high color contrast with the surrounding walls.
    • The door requires effort to open.
    • The width of the door opening is 2ft 9in (84cm).
    • There is room for a wheelchair user to turn (5ft x 5ft - 152.5cm x 152.5cm).
    • Some flooring is shiny.
    • The following machines are at a low level: washing machine and tumble dryer.
    • Lighting levels are even.
    • There is a wash basin within the laundry room which is 34in (88cm) high.
      The wash basin has lever faucets.