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Building: Sawyer Hall, 1925
Architect/Designer: Arnold Brunner
History: Second of two uphill dorms for women built at the same time.
Building Style: Academic Georgian style
Named For: Named for Charles Sawyer, founder of the Granville Female Seminary of 1832, which would become part of Shepardson College and later Denison. Sawyer also served as trustee to the Granville Literary and Theological Institution (later Denison) from 1831 to 1837.
Current Use: The dorm now houses 91 male upper class students in double units and suites.