North Campus Dorms

The Governors' Complex was designed by noted architect I.M. Pei and completed in November 1972. A copy of dorms built at SUNY Fredonia, it is a complex of four linked residence halls, each of which bears the names of former New York State govenors: Herbert Lehman (1878-1963), DeWitt Clinton (1769-1828), Thomas E. Dewey (1902-1971), and Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919). Govenors' Complex was designed with facilities to house 800 students in suite-style living.

I.M. Pei Dorms at SUNY Fredonia, 1971 from Colleague, October 28, 1971

The Ellicott Complex is a thirty-eight building complex consisting of classrooms, administrative offices, academic departments, dormitories, and dining facilities. Modeled after the British university system, Ellicott was originally intended to house 3,200 students in distinct and self-sufficient living-learning colleges. However, that plan was all but abandoned by the time the complex was completed for the fall semester 1974.

Ellicott is divided into six areas: Fargo, Porter, Red Jacket, Richmond, Spaulding, and Wilkeson.

Ellicott has always had its share of problems as illustrated in this cartoon
by Laura Rankin from the Buffalo Evening News, August 25, 1978

Ellicott Comlex pamphlet, ca mid-1970s (pdf file)