Toyon Hall
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Stanford University
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. Its Romanesque
Romanesque Revival architecture
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and Mediterranean Revival Style
Mediterranean Revival Style architecture
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residence halls originally housed 150 men, but today Toyon is a co-ed dorm housing 158 residents. Each of its three floors is co-ed, and most rooms are two-room doubles, although until recently most rooms were triples. The hall has been "unstuffed" as a part of Stanford's master housing plan.
Originally designed in 1923 by San Francisco architectural firm Bakewell and Brown, Toyon Hall was renovated in summer 2000 for seismic reinforcement and modern systems integration by Cody Anderson Wasney Architects Inc.
While past residents of Toyon organized their own eating clubs (The Stanford Eating Clubs
Stanford Eating Clubs
The Stanford Eating Clubs, also known as the Toyon Eating Clubs were founded in 1892 making them the oldest student managed group on the Stanford University campus. Originally organized by students to provide much needed board services during the initial years of the University, they quickly became...
), residents entering the hall Fall 2009 or later, will be on the regular Stanford Dining plan. The former eating clubs were taken over by Stanford Dining over the Summer preceding the new system.
Toyon Hall features a spacious lounge area which occasionally hosts campus events such as a capella shows, important speakers, and other social events. Stanford groups with an affiliation to Toyon Hall can request use of the lounge.
On 24 November 2000, Toyon was the subject of a Washington Post exposé titled "Pirating of Software Rampant on Campus."