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Here, you can actually see what it is like to live in Illinois State's residence halls! These panoramic photos show what the rooms actually look like, as well as how some students have transformed the rooms into their own space.

Watterson Towers.

Watterson

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Watterson Towers.

Watterson is designed in suites, an alternative to the traditional corridor-style residence hall.

Each suite of six separate rooms for twelve residents is single-sex and contains one restroom with two sinks, two toilets, and two showers. Each tower contains five “houses” consisting of five floors each. The elevator stops on the third floor of each house. Students on floors one, two, four, and five must use the stairway to reach their rooms. Starting at the bottom and working up, the houses are arranged as follows: Smith and Jefferson, Monroe and Randolph, Adams and Pickering, Clay and Marshall, and Van Buren and Madison. All the South Tower Houses (Smith, Monroe, Adams, Clay, Van Buren) have beds that are bunkable. In the North Tower Madison and Marshall have bunkable beds; Pickering, Randolph, and Jefferson have non-bunkable beds that roll. All desks in Watterson are movable except Jefferson floors 1 and 2. Watterson is across from Stevenson Hall and adjacent to downtown Normal. Watterson is wired for direct network access via ResNet. Lifestyles available in Watterson are Quiet and Restricted Visitation. Watterson Towers is air-conditioned until mid-September.

As with all Illinois State University residence halls, ample study locations are available at this location for students looking for a quiet place outside their room.

Amenities

  • Bed
  • Air-conditioned through mid-September
  • Dresser - 4 drawers
  • Closet
  • Movable Desk (Jefferson floors 1 & 2 are built-in)
  • Chair
  • Phone
  • Cable Port - 1 per room
  • Resnet Ports - 1 per student
  • Number of Outlets: approx. 8
  • Drapes/Curtains

Watterson Houses (North Tower)

Jefferson, Randolph, Pickering, Marshall and Madison

Watterson Houses (South Tower)

Smith, Monroe, Adams, Clay and Van Buren

Room/floor layout for Smith, Randolph, Adams, Marshall, and Van Buren Houses

The floor layout of a floor in Watterson Tower A.

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Room/floor layout for Jefferson, Monroe, Pickering, Clay, and Madison Houses

The floor layout of a floor in Watterson Tower B.

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The first number in your room number is also the floor number. Since all of the floors in this Residence Hall are the same just use the last two digits in your room number. EX room '524' will correspond to number '24' above. Please Note: The dimensions on these rooms are close approximations; they may vary by an inch or so from room to room. We are in the process of refining these measurements to more accurately reflect the actual measurements on each room.

The layout of a triple room in Watterson Towers.

Triple

Measurements

  • Mattress:
    3'0" x 6'8"
  • Ceiling typical 8'
  • Space between bed and floor: 6"

Amenities

  • Bed - Only Smith, Monroe, Adams, Clay, Van Buren, Madison, and Marshall have bunkable beds. Pickering, Randolph, and Jefferson have non-bunkable beds that roll.
  • air-conditioned through mid-September
  • Dresser - 4 drawers
  • Closet
  • Desk (typical & movable. Jefferson floors 1 & 2 are built-in)
  • Chair
  • Phone
  • Cable Port - 1 per room
  • Resnet Ports - 1 per student
  • Number of Outlets: approx. 8
  • Drapes/Curtains
  • Ceiling Light
The room layout of a

Type C

Measurements

  • Mattress:
  • Desk (typical & movable. Jefferson floors 1 & 2 are built-in):
  • Dresser (typical):
  • Room Dimensions:
  • Ceiling typical:
  • Space between bed and floor:
The room layout of a

Type D

Measurements

  • Mattress:
  • Desk (typical & movable. Jefferson floors 1 & 2 are built-in):
  • Dresser (typical):
  • Room Dimensions:
  • Ceiling typical:
  • Space between bed and floor:
The room layout of a single room in Watterson.

Single Room

Measurements

  • Mattress:
    3'0" x 6'8"
  • Desk (typical & movable. Jefferson floors 1 & 2 are built-in):
  • Dresser (typical):
  • Room Dimensions:
  • Ceiling typical:
  • Space between bed and floor:

 

The room layout of a Type A

Measurements

  • Mattress:
  • Desk (typical & movable. Jefferson floors 1 & 2 are built-in):
  • Dresser (typical):
  • Room Dimensions:
  • Ceiling typical:
  • Space between bed and floor:

The room layout of a Type B

Measurements

  • Mattress:
  • Desk (typical & movable. Jefferson floors 1 & 2 are built-in):
  • Dresser (typical):
  • Room Dimensions:
  • Ceiling typical:
  • Space between bed and floor:

The room layout of a breezeway room in Watterson. A breezeway is two single rooms connected by a common area.Breezeway

Measurements

  • Mattress:
  • Closet:
    3'0" X 5'9"
  • Desk (typical & movable. Jefferson floors 1 & 2 are built-in)
  • Room Dimensions: (per single): 13'11" X 8'0"
  • Ceiling typical: 8'
  • Space between bed and floor: 6'