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Franklin King House
is one of the 10 houses of "the Quad." The complex
was built in stages starting in 1922, when a housing shortage
prevented all students from living on campus. When all houses
were completed in 1936, William Allen Neilson, then the president
of Smith, pronounced it the "Great Quadrangle."
 Franklin King, and its sister house, Laura Scales, were built in 1935 and 1936. King has 78 residents housed in 73 single rooms, one double room and one triple room. Together they form a semi-circle and enclose a small courtyard space, called "King-Scales Beach," which is a great place for spring-time sunbathing and cookouts. This area is also known as "diploma circle" because graduates of Smith receive their diplomas here during commencement.
On the first floor is a large, spacious living room, which has a piano, television and VCR, and a fireplace that is in constant use throughout the winter. The living room hosts bands on semi-formal weekends. There is also a first-floor study room which provides a good alternative place to work.
 Most student rooms are located upstairs and each is equipped with a campus phone, book shelf, desk, bed and closet. Each room also has Internet access. There is a bathroom in each hall. On the first floor there are two wheelchair accessible student rooms as well as the head resident's suite.
A major renovation in the summer of 2001 included new windows, replacement of the slate roof, refinished floors and upgraded electric, plumbing and other mechanical systems throughout the building. New finishes, lighting and new and refurbished furnishings were installed throughout. The student and public bathrooms were gutted and new modern fixtures and finishes installed. Other enhancements to the building included new accessible ramps for access to the first floor and new passenger elevators.
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