Escondido Village Mid-Rises
Five eight-story buildings named after Stanford professors, Abrams, Barnes, Hoskins, Hulme and McFarland, rise above the trees in Escondido Village. Each building has 63 one-bedroom apartments for couples without children. In McFarland, all units have been remodeled to enclose the kitchen and convert the living room into a second bedroom with a large closet and a locking bedroom door. McFarland is assigned as a junior two-bedroom, one-bath apartment for two single graduate students or as a one-bedroom, one-bath compact apartment for a couple.
Escondido Village’s mid-rise apartment towers were built of reinforced, textured concrete beginning in 1964 and have been renovated twice since. These buildings are discreetly spaced throughout the grounds of Escondido Village.
Each apartment has a sliding glass door that opens onto a balcony. Lobbies, lounges and other common spaces provide areas for social activities.
Junior Two Bedroom
One-Bath
450 Sq. ft.
One Bedroom (except McFarland)
One-Bath
450 Sq. ft.
One Bedroom (McFarland)
One-Bath
450 Sq. ft.
Lounges and Meeting Rooms
Lounges in each mid-rise building include TVs and DVD players.
Laundry Rooms
A laundry room in each mid-rise building is equipped with environmentally-friendly washers and dryers. Rent includes Student Housing’s "Just Like Home" laundry program, giving residents unlimited use of these washers and dryers; no coins or cards required.
Computer Clusters
Escondido Village has a computer cluster in Hulme on the 1st floor. Computer clusters are equipped with desktop computers, laser printers and various software applications.
Piano Practice Rooms
Students may reserve piano practice rooms in Escondido Village. Please contact your respective Housing Service Center (below) to find out about availability:
- Escondido Village Housing Service Center
(Abrams, Barnes, Hoskins, Hulme) - Kennedy Housing Service Center
(McFarland)
Paved Volleyball Court
Barbecue Grills
Picnic Areas
General Information
| Residence Name | Abrams, Barnes, Hoskins, Hulme, McFarland Map |
| Neighborhood | Escondido Village |
| Mailing Address | Abrams: Barnes: Hoskins: Hulme: McFarland: |
| Housing Service Center | Escondido Village Graduate Residences Housing Service Center Kennedy Housing Service Center |
| Custodial Service | Common areas are university-managed. Apartments are not serviced while occupied. |
| Dining Service | All apartments have kitchens. Students may also purchase a graduate meal plan from R&DE Stanford Dining. |
Furnishings
| General | Bedroom | Living/Dining | Kitchen |
| Multiple high-speed internet connections | Queen bed (couples) or twin extra-long bed (one per room, single students) | Coffee table | Electric stove |
| Wall-to-wall carpeting | Desk and chair | Dining room table | Oven |
| Window coverings | Dresser | Sofa (couples apartments only) | Refrigerator/freezer |
| Mirror | One upholstered chair per room (single student apartments) | Sink with garbage disposal | |
| Nightstand | Four dining chairs | ||
| Closet | Bookcase | ||
| Two bookcases (one per room) |
Note: Students who want to bring their own beds may store the University bed at their own expense. No storage is available for unneeded furniture. Students provide their own cookware, dishes, utensils, towels, and other kitchen items.
About the Buildings
Abrams
Abrams honors Ephraim Douglas Abrams (1874 - 1956), who was associated with Stanford for more than 60 years, first as a Stanford undergraduate and graduate student, and later as a university professor of botany.
Barnes
One of Stanford’s first faculty members, Earl Barnes, came to the university in 1891 as a professor of education. Unconventional both in his life and research, Barnes explored such child development issues as color perception, religious consciousness, poetic instinct and imaginary friends.
Hoskins
Hoskins bears the name of Leander Hoskins (1860-1937), Stanford emeritus professor of applied mathematics. After earning advanced degrees in science and civil engineering from the University of Wisconsin, Hoskins taught at Stanford from 1892 through 1925.
Hulme
Hulme is named for Edward Maslin Hulme (b. 1868), one of Stanford’s first graduates, Dean of the College of Letters and Sciences, and Stanford professor emeritus of history. Hulme returned to Stanford in 1921 and taught history until 1937. Hulme wrote textbooks on English history and the Middle Ages, and his book on the Renaissance and Reformation was, for many years, the most popular text in the field.
McFarland
Frank Mace McFarland (1869-1951) played a leading role in organizing Stanford’s Hopkins Marine Biological Station in Pacific Grove, where he served as director and co-director. McFarland came to Stanford in 1892 as an instructor and graduate student of histology, and later received his Ph.D. from the University of Wurzburg, Germany.