Appleton Hall (North End)

Access: Doorway view is always available.
Directions: From Dudley Coe, head due west in the direction of the Chapel. The north face of Appleton Hall is just beyond the parking spaces.

Chamber of Horrors!

In 1897 during renovations to Appleton Hall, some Delta Kappa Epsilon relics were found in the basement. The New York Evening Post ran a sensational front-page story about the find on July 24th: "Chamber of Horrors Found Under a Dormitory at Bowdoin College!" The article alleged that instruments of torture and human bones were among the finds. The Post eventually printed a retraction, but was this really a mistake or was something hushed up?


The New York Evening Post headline and illustration