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{{Construction|contributors=Fia wrote most of this page based off of personal experience living for two years in Noyes and being on House team. Please help me find sources!}}

{{Construction|contributors=Fia wrote most of this page based off of personal experience living for two years in Noyes and being on House team. Please help me find sources!}}{{Infobox house|image=Vassar noyes1.jpg|caption=Noyes in October 2024|opento=All students|color=Cerulean blue|email=[https://www.instagram.com/noyeshouse/ Instagram]|mascot=Narwal|capacity=~178}}

'''Emma Hartman Noyes House''' (commonly shortened to '''Noyes House''') is the most recently built dorm on Vassar Campus. Noyes's house color is cerulean blue, and its mascot is a Narwhal. Noyes generally houses 178 students. It is situated between [[Cushing House]] and the [[The Deece|Deece]]. The building is curved and faces the [[Noyes Circle|Noyes Circle (Nircle)]].

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Noyes Singles range from having dimensions of ... to .... The only singles with bay windows are the ones on the first floor, facing the Nircle. The rest of the singles are on the other side of the dorm and have flat windows with a flat circular light above, and radiators at the bottom. These windows face Cushing, the graveyard and the Deece.

=== Room ~~Furniture~~ ===

=== Room furniture ===

Each single comes with a bed, desk, spinny chair, tall dresser, and a built-in shelf on the wall. Each double comes with two of ~~those~~. Each single has two outlets, and each double has three(?). I will add the dimensions later!

Each single comes with a bed, desk, spinny chair, tall dresser, and built-in shelf on the wall. Each double comes with two of these items. Each single has two outlets, and each double has three(?). I will add the dimensions later!

=== Common ~~Rooms~~ ===

=== Common rooms ===

Noyes has a lobby and two large common rooms ~~on the first~~ floor~~, and~~ two kitchenettes and bathrooms per floor. The basement has multiple rooms.

On the first floor, Noyes has a lobby and two large common rooms. Every floor has two kitchenettes and bathrooms per floor. The basement has multiple rooms.

==== Noyes Lobby ====

The Noyes ~~lobby~~ (or Nobby) is the main entrance room. It has two doors facing the Nircle with a vestibule, and one door facing the road. The elevator (Nelevator) is opposite to the vestibule. The Nobby typically has a rectangular table and a chair in it. From the Nobby you can go to either exit, up or down the stairs or elevator, to the hallway with rooms that leads to the MPR, to the ~~Study~~ room that is attached, or to the Jetsons Lounge.

The Noyes Lobby (or Nobby) is the main entrance room. It has two doors facing the Nircle with a vestibule, and one door facing the road. The elevator (Nelevator) is opposite to the vestibule. The Nobby typically has a rectangular table and a chair in it. From the Nobby, you can go to either exit, up or down the stairs or elevator, to the hallway with rooms that leads to the MPR, to the study room that is attached, or to the Jetsons Lounge.

==== Jetsons Lounge ====

The Jetsons Lounge is in ~~the middle of~~ the first floor~~. It~~ is ~~named after~~ the show The Jetsons(?) ~~because of it's~~ retro-futurist~~(?)~~ design~~, including the~~ sunken conversation pit~~. This is~~ referred to by Noyesians as the "~~passion pit~~." Around the ~~passion pit there~~ are various circular tables and chairs (some of this furniture might be replaced soon)~~. There is also~~ a printer and a piano.

[[File:Noyes House Jetson Lounge, March 2014.jpg|thumb|The Jetsons Lounge in March 2014]]

Central to the first floor of Noyes is the lounge, affectionately labeled "the Jetsons Lounge" (referencing the show ''The Jetsons'') due to its retro-futurist design.<ref>https://offices.vassar.edu/accessibility-and-educational-opportunity/accessibility/noyes-house/</ref> The lounge includes a sunken conversation pit, referred to by Noyesians as the "Passion Pit". Around the Passion Pit are various circular tables and chairs (some of this furniture might be replaced soon), as well as a printer and a Steinway piano.

Entering Jetsons from the Nobby, one would encounter:

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* Storage room and single-stall bathroom (known by some as the "poop deck") and

* The old computer room (which is currently empty, and might be turned into a workout room)

* The main room with the ~~passion pit~~

* The main room with the Passion Pit

* Two study rooms without doors that each contain a whiteboard, and some tables and chairs.

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==== Other floors ====

On each of the second, third and fourth floor there are two kitchenettes and two gender-neutral bathrooms. Each of these floors are divided in half by a fire door. The bathrooms each have a wall of cubbies, a large mirror with four sinks, four toilet stalls and three shower stalls. The kitchenettes vary slightly in size, but all ~~have~~ a sink, microwave, cabinet, stove-top and rubbish bins. There are also some nooks that were used as phone booths on each floor.

On each of the second, third and fourth floor, there are two kitchenettes and two gender-neutral bathrooms. Each of these floors are divided in half by a fire door. The bathrooms each have a wall of cubbies, a large mirror with four sinks, four toilet stalls, and three shower stalls. The kitchenettes vary slightly in size, but all contain a sink, microwave, cabinet, stove-top and rubbish bins. There are also some nooks that were used as phone booths on each floor.

== House Team ==

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* "Who are we?" "Noyes House!" "What are we?" "Gnarly!" "You mess with the Narwhal you get the horn!"

* "Who are we?" "Narwhals!" "What are we?" "Gnarly!" "Make, some, Noooyes!" "(to the tune of Katseye's Gnarly) Na-na-na-nana gnarly, na-na-na-nana narwhals, na-na-na-nana gnarly, everything's Noyes House!"

== References ==

[[Category:Dorms]]

[[Category:~~Campus~~ Buildings]]

[[Category:Buildings]]

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-{{Construction|contributors=Fia wrote most of this page based off of personal experience living for two years in Noyes and being on House team. Please help me find sources!}}
+{{Construction|contributors=Fia wrote most of this page based off of personal experience living for two years in Noyes and being on House team. Please help me find sources!}}{{Infobox house|image=Vassar noyes1.jpg|caption=Noyes in October 2024|opento=All students|color=Cerulean blue|email=[https://www.instagram.com/noyeshouse/ Instagram]|mascot=Narwal|capacity=~178}}
 '''Emma Hartman Noyes House''' (commonly shortened to '''Noyes House''') is the most recently built dorm on Vassar Campus. Noyes's house color is cerulean blue, and its mascot is a Narwhal. Noyes generally houses 178 students. It is situated between [[Cushing House]] and the [[The Deece|Deece]]. The building is curved and faces the [[Noyes Circle|Noyes Circle (Nircle)]].
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 Noyes Singles range from having dimensions of ... to .... The only singles with bay windows are the ones on the first floor, facing the Nircle. The rest of the singles are on the other side of the dorm and have flat windows with a flat circular light above, and radiators at the bottom. These windows face Cushing, the graveyard and the Deece.
-=== Room Furniture ===
+=== Room furniture ===
-Each single comes with a bed, desk, spinny chair, tall dresser, and a built-in shelf on the wall. Each double comes with two of those. Each single has two outlets, and each double has three(?). I will add the dimensions later!
+Each single comes with a bed, desk, spinny chair, tall dresser, and built-in shelf on the wall. Each double comes with two of these items. Each single has two outlets, and each double has three(?). I will add the dimensions later!
-=== Common Rooms ===
+=== Common rooms ===
-Noyes has  a lobby and two large common rooms on the first floor, and two kitchenettes and bathrooms per floor. The basement has multiple rooms.
+On the first floor, Noyes has a lobby and two large common rooms. Every floor has two kitchenettes and bathrooms per floor. The basement has multiple rooms.
 ==== Noyes Lobby ====
-The Noyes lobby (or Nobby) is the main entrance room. It has two doors facing the Nircle with a vestibule, and one door facing the road. The elevator (Nelevator) is opposite to the vestibule. The Nobby typically has a rectangular table and a chair in it. From the Nobby you can go to either exit, up or down the stairs or elevator, to the hallway with rooms that leads to the MPR, to the Study room that is attached, or to the Jetsons Lounge.
+The Noyes Lobby (or Nobby) is the main entrance room. It has two doors facing the Nircle with a vestibule, and one door facing the road. The elevator (Nelevator) is opposite to the vestibule. The Nobby typically has a rectangular table and a chair in it. From the Nobby, you can go to either exit, up or down the stairs or elevator, to the hallway with rooms that leads to the MPR, to the study room that is attached, or to the Jetsons Lounge.
 ==== Jetsons Lounge ====
-The Jetsons Lounge is in the middle of the first floor. It is named after the show The Jetsons(?) because of it's retro-futurist(?) design, including the sunken conversation pit. This is referred to by Noyesians as the "passion pit." Around the passion pit there are various circular tables and chairs (some of this furniture might be replaced soon). There is also a printer and a piano.
+[[File:Noyes House Jetson Lounge, March 2014.jpg|thumb|The Jetsons Lounge in March 2014]]
+Central to the first floor of Noyes is the lounge, affectionately labeled "the Jetsons Lounge" (referencing the show ''The Jetsons'') due to its retro-futurist design.<ref>https://offices.vassar.edu/accessibility-and-educational-opportunity/accessibility/noyes-house/</ref> The lounge includes a sunken conversation pit, referred to by Noyesians as the "Passion Pit". Around the Passion Pit are various circular tables and chairs (some of this furniture might be replaced soon), as well as a printer and a Steinway piano.
 Entering Jetsons from the Nobby, one would encounter:
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 * Storage room and single-stall bathroom (known by some as the "poop deck") and
 * The old computer room (which is currently empty, and might be turned into a workout room)
-* The main room with the passion pit
+* The main room with the Passion Pit
 * Two study rooms without doors that each contain a whiteboard, and some tables and chairs.
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 ==== Other floors ====
-On each of the second, third and fourth floor there are two kitchenettes and two gender-neutral bathrooms. Each of these floors are divided in half by a fire door. The bathrooms each have a wall of cubbies, a large mirror with four sinks, four toilet stalls and three shower stalls. The kitchenettes vary slightly in size, but all have a sink, microwave, cabinet, stove-top and rubbish bins. There are also some nooks that were used as phone booths on each floor.
+On each of the second, third and fourth floor, there are two kitchenettes and two gender-neutral bathrooms. Each of these floors are divided in half by a fire door. The bathrooms each have a wall of cubbies, a large mirror with four sinks, four toilet stalls, and three shower stalls. The kitchenettes vary slightly in size, but all contain a sink, microwave, cabinet, stove-top and rubbish bins. There are also some nooks that were used as phone booths on each floor.
 == House Team ==
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 * "Who are we?" "Noyes House!" "What are we?" "Gnarly!" "You mess with the Narwhal you get the horn!"
 * "Who are we?" "Narwhals!" "What are we?" "Gnarly!" "Make, some, Noooyes!" "(to the tune of Katseye's Gnarly) Na-na-na-nana gnarly, na-na-na-nana narwhals, na-na-na-nana gnarly, everything's Noyes House!"
+== References ==
 [[Category:Dorms]]
-[[Category:Campus Buildings]]
+<references />
+[[Category:Buildings]]