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Crowding Forces NASC to Expand With Mobile Dorms
North Adams State College enrollment rises from 733 to 944 this year and projections push above 1,000 next year. Builders complete a three building complex this fall including Eldridge Hall Freel Library and Bowman Hall designed by James Lawrence and funded by Palafian Construction Co. Bowmen Hall will house labs theatres and offices while 20 mobile dorms on two acres between Montana and Ashland provide emergency housing with four more units arriving by spring. Tenants will occupy cedar fenced quarters with security guards. zoning disputes persist despite state override power.
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North Adams
North Adams State College
Eldridge
Albert Eldridge
NASC
Freel
Eugene L. Freel
Bowman
Grover
Chester Bowman
James Lawrence
Palafian Construction Co
Watertown
Bowman Hall
Montana
Ashland
Ashland Street