Cottages
Contact
Residential LifeWeyerhaeuser 106
651-696-6215
651-696-6447 (fax)
residential-life@macalester.edu
Cottages Not Available after Spring, 2025
As part of the planning for the New Residence Hall and Welcome Center, the Cottages (53 Mac, 57 Mac, and 63 Mac) will no longer be available after the Spring, 2025 semester.
Residence Hall Director

- Alex Curtiss
- 30 Mac, Wallace, Bigelow, and Cottages Residence Hall Director
- [email protected]
- he/him/his
Cottages Information
The cottages are located directly across the street from the Admissions Office at 53 and 57 Macalester Street. Established as a residential living area in 1996, the Cottages offer an independent living environment however, they do not have kitchens and students living in the Cottages are required to be on a full board plan. The cottages are quiet and chemical free living areas.
Resident Information:
53 Macalester – 5 residents: 1 single, 2 doubles
57 Macalester – 3 residents: 1 single, 1 double
Bathrooms: One bathroom in each house.
Laundry Facilities: 53 Macalester Street has a basement laundry room that is shared with 57 Macalester Street.
Kitchen: not available.
Internet Access: There is Ethernet and wireless service available in each cottage.
Lounges: Each cottage has a furnished common area.
General Room Information: The Cottages have both single and double rooms.
Room Dimensions: Single: 7’ x 11’ to 10’2” x 10’1”
Double: 11’8” x 11’11” to 13’4” x 12’4”;