Peterson Hall

Peterson Hall
Peterson Exterior

Peterson is a medium co-ed hall. It has both traditional style rooms and suite style rooms in singles or doubles, all air-conditioned. Each of the five floors have a large open lounge area and a study lounge. The first floor has a kitchen, laundry facility and a recreation lounge with a large screen television and Ping-Pong table.

Peterson Hall offers gender inclusive restrooms.

Getting Here


17 DeMeritt Circle
Durham, NH 03824
United States

Hall Theme


Hall Director


Meet Hall Director Charlie Ferens

Building Floor Plans 

Suites and Room Types 

These numbers do not include expanded occupancy spaces (built-up rooms/converted lounges). 

Peterson Room Types Total of Room Types in Building
Traditional Doubles  32
Traditional Singles 8
Suite (2 Doubles) 24
Suite (2 Doubles and 2 Singles) 5

 Life Sciences Residential Learning Community (RLC)

COLSA - Peterson RLC at an outdoor social

Are you going to be a student in the College of Life Sciences and Agriculture (COLSA)?  Will you be taking Biology and Chemistry classes during your first year?  Why not live with other students majoring in life sciences? First-year students will live together on a floor in Peterson Hall and form a creative environment for group studying and social interaction. This community is an interactive learning environment designed to help students succeed in first-year science courses. Students will be able to easily form study groups with people on the floor as well as attend review sessions in a lounge on their floor.  What a great way to make connections to people with whom you share an interest and succeed academically! 

To qualify you must be an incoming first-year student majoring in one of the following:

  • Animal Sciences
  • Biochemistry, Molecular and Cellular Biology
  • Biology
  • Biomedical Science
  • Genetics
  • Marine, Estuarine and Freshwater Biology
  • Neuroscience and Behavior
  • Zoology

If you are part of any of the majors listed above, you will qualify for the  Residential Learning Community selection where you will have priority in selecting the specific area.

  • Building entrance unlocked and opened by remote
  • Roll in access to building and 1st floor
  • Automatic door opener for front door
  • Braille signs
  • Elevator
  • AC

  • Building entrance unlocked and opened by remote
  • Roll in access to building and 1st floor
  • Automatic door opener for front door
  • Braille signs
  • Elevator
  • AC

August, 2007

Opened in August 2007, SERC Hall B was renamed to Peterson Hall in the summer of 2013.

Check out our building and rooms!

  • SERCS Double Suite Room
  • SERCS Double Suite Room
  • SERCS Double Suite Room
  • SERCS Double Suite Room
  • Peterson Entrance
  • Peterson Higher Lounge
  • Peterson Lounge
  • Peterson Kitchen
  • Peterson Hall

    Live Here

    Participate in Floor Wars, the Peterson Advisory Committee, SERC-us, and more!

     

See all the wonderful events we offer!

  • Outdoor Social for Peterson
  • Cart social at Peterson Hall

    Live Here

    Participate in Floor Wars, the Peterson Advisory Committee, SERC-us, and more!

  • Staff at Peterson
  • Grill Cheese Social
  • Social Program at Peterson Hall

    Live Here

    Participate in Floor Wars, the Peterson Advisory Committee, SERC-us, and more!

  • residents in Peterson doing yoga

    Live Here

    Participate in Floor Wars, the Peterson Advisory Committee, SERC-us, and more!

     

  • Cupcake Social at Peterson
  • Social Program with games at Peterson Hall

    Live Here

    Participate in Floor Wars, the Peterson Advisory Committee, SERC-us, and more!

  • Drawing Social at Peterson

    Live Here

    Participate in Floor Wars, the Peterson Advisory Committee, SERC-us, and more!

  • Cotton Candy Social Program

    Live Here

    Participate in Floor Wars, the Peterson Advisory Committee, SERC-us, and more!

  • Dinner Social at Peterson
  • Donut Social at Peterson
  • Snow Social at Peterson
  • Reverse Trick-or-Treat at Peterson
  • Peterson residents posing for a social