Overlooking the Demorest campus, New Bedford Hall adds room for 48 students. A similar dorm now under construction will add another 47 beds.
Piedmont’s newest residential hall, New Bedford, is complete, and 48 women students have moved in. Named for the small Massachusetts whaling town, the new building carries a lot of symbolism connecting Piedmont to its New England roots and liberal arts ideas. The new dorm sports a stainless steel whale weathervane atop the cupola, featuring symbols of literature, religion, and geography. Since the completion of New Bedford, work on a second dorm right next door has begun. The name of the new dorm is Plymouth, and it too will be constructed by Scroggs & Grizzle of Gainesville. Adding the second dorm will increase Piedmont’s resident student capacity to more than 500. Plymouth will be almost identical to New Bedford with the same color scheme, room layouts, and similar architecture. The
New Bedford Hall sports a stainless steel sculpture of a whale created by local artist David Wall to capture part of Piedmont’s New England heritage.
dorm will house 47 students and provide a Resident Director suite. The weather vane going atop Plymouth is a shallop, a boat that is used to go from anchored ship to shore. The shallop represents the transitions that students have in college from high school to professional life. Plymouth will be Piedmont’s connection to New England and the Congregationalists, while New Bedford is Piedmont’s connection to New England and the liberal arts. Along with the new dorm, more parking will be added with 200 additional spaces. This increase will accommodate students living in the two dorms and visitors for commencement and athletic events.
Two balconies at New Bedford Hall overlook much of the Demorest campus, making an ideal study spot for juniors Sara Gardiner of Maysville and Kate Meents of Lilburn.
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