Residence Halls

The UC Davis dorms are grouped by their respective geographic locations into

• Primero Grove
  

• Laurel
  

• Magnolia
  

• Manzanita
  

• Spruce

Note: At the end of the 2004-2005 school year, Primero Grove ceased being used as dormitories for first year students. It is now a privately run apartment complex on university property.

• Segundo
  

• Segundo Towers (built 1960)
  

• Bixby
  

• Gilmore
  

• Malcolm
  

• Ryerson
  

• Segundo North (Infills)
  

• Alder
  

• Miller
  

• Thompson
  

• Regan (pronounced 'ray-gun') ¹ (built 1965)
  

• Campo
  

• Indio
  

• Nova
  

• Paloma
  

• Rienda
  

• Sereno
  

• Talara

• Tercero - the place by the cows (built 1967)
  

• Leach
  

• Thille is made up of 6 buildings A B C D E and F
  

• Pierce is made up of 6 buildings G H J K L and M
  

• Tercero South (Opened Fall of 2005)
  

• Kearney
  

• Laben

• Cuarto
  

• Castilian (built 1969, purchased by university 1986)
  

• Emerson (built 1969, purchased by university 1986)
  

• Webster (purchased by university 1986)
  

• Thoreau (built 1989)

The first dorms on campus were North Hall, South Hall and West Hall, all adjacent to the Quad. These have been converted to other purposes, or in the case of West Hall, demolished and replaced with the Memorial Union.

The original Primero was not Primero Grove, but Primero Residence Halls. There were two buildings, each with two wings, with Beckett-Hughes facing California Avenue and Struve-Titus on the back-side. Connecting the two buildings was the D.C./Study Lounge area. The D.C. was on the second story of that building, with the Resident Director housing underneath the D.C. It was built on the site of both the current Primero Grove and Parking Lot 17.

• Was this Beckett Hall?

Hughes Hall originally served as the women's dorm, while the others were occupied by men. They were first used between 1951 and 1959.(source)

One marked difference between Primero and the other dorms was the lack of air conditioning in the individual rooms. There was, however, large air conditioners in each of the floor's lounges. During extremely hot spells, the majority of the dorm's residents could be found crowding the small lounges. There was also an elevator in each of the four halls, which students were not to use, but did anyway. (These were old-fashioned elevators, with sliding gate doors that had to be secured before it would run, and a heavy door instead of a sliding door. People could be trapped in the elevator when someone on another floor would pull open the heavy door in mid-run.)

Primero Hall closed as a dorm in June of 1991. It served as temporary offices during the 91-92 school year for various departments that had their own buildings undergoing renovations at that time. It stood empty until about 1994 when it was demolished and left as an open field. Part of the reasoning behind the demolishment was the asbestos ceilings and the thought that the buildings were not earthquake safe. Before it was demolished, the Davis Swat team used to conduct practice raids in the buildings.

The Original Cuarto Hall is now known as Leach Hall, as Cuarto has moved north of Campus Proper.

In 2008, Student Housing estimated that the current double room rate was $788 per person per month, excluding meals but including utilities, cable TV, internet connectivity, and custodial and student services.