SMC Residence: Residence Buildings
At St. Michael's College, students are housed in four different types of residence buildings:
- Sorbara Hall Student Residence Undergraduate and Graduate Students
- Elmsley Hall Undergraduate Students
- Queen's Park Building Undergraduate Students
- The Historic Houses Undergraduate Students
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Sorbara Hall Student Residence
Undergraduate and Graduate Students
Opened: September 2001
Population: primarily undergraduate population. 172 Single Rooms, 3 Doubles
Room Size: 11’ x 14'
Room Amenities: single bed, dresser, shelving, desk & chair, free phone service, free high-speed internet, swipe card security access, air conditioning, sink in each room.
Building Amenities: Five seperate "houses," each with a television room and shared washroom. Building also includes music room, arobics room, and bike storage.
Tour Sorbara Hall |Sorbara Interior Photos | Sorbara Exterior Photos
Elmsley Hall
Undergraduate
Opened: 1957
Population: primarily freshmen residents with some upper year students. 51 double rooms, 47 single rooms (approximately 150 residents).
Room Size: 17.5' x 10' 
Room Amenities: single bed, dresser, shelving, desk & chair, free phone service, free high-speed internet, swipe card security access. Double rooms will have two of each amenity.
Building Amenities: five floors, each with a common tv room and shared washrooms. The building also includes a laundry room, music practice room, bike storage room and 24 hour study hall.
Special Characteristics: Affectionately nicknamed "the bunker" for its infamous 16 inch thick walls, Elsmely is a favourite for many students and known for its very close-knit freshmen floors.
Tour a Room in Elmsley | Elmsley Interior Photos| Elmsley Exterior Photos
Queen's
Park Building
More, Fisher & Teefy Houses
Opened: 1936
Population: primarily freshmen, with senior undergrads in the Teefy wing of the building. 21 Singles, 23 doubles (approximately 67 residents).
Room Size: varies considerably according to location and double vs. single
Room Amenities: single bed, dresser, shelving, desk & chair, free phone service, free high-speed internet, swipe-card security access. Double rooms will have two of each amenity.
Building Amenities: each house has a common television room, shared washroom facilities, and laundry room.
Special Characteristics: More and Fisher Houses are known for their extremely close-knit communities and energetic participation in residence life, particularly in Dean's Cup sporting events. Both Houses are also known for many long-standing traditions that are maintained every year.
Teefy House
Teefy House forms the last part of the Queen's Park Buildings and is located at the south end of the building. Teefy houses undergraduate students. Located on the top floor and consisting of only 9 rooms, Teefy offers a scholarly & tranquil environment.
Tour a Room in the Queen's Park Building | Teefy, Fisher & More Interior Photos| Teefy, Fisher & More Exterior Photos
The Historic Houses
House 2, House 96, House 6&8
Opened: 1890 - 1910 (Substantially renovated in 2008)
Population: mixture of freshmen and senior students. (approximately 50 residents in a mix of doubles and singles).
Room Size: varies considerably according to single or double and individual buildings.
Room Amenities: single bed, dresser, shelving, desk & chair, free phone service, free high-speed internet, swipe-card security access, and air conditioning. Double rooms will have two of each amenity.
Building Amenities: three distinct Victorian-era houses, each with its own common tv room, shared washrooms, and laundry facilities.
Special Characteristics: Located on Toronto's first sub-division, these Victorian houses were built as private homes at the turn of the century but were gradually acquired by St. Michael's for College use. House 2 and House 96 are relatively small, holding about 14 students each. Many of the double rooms also contain fire places (not in use any longer). One of the houses, House 2, was also home to former Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin during his time at St. Mike's while House 96 was home to the offices of world-renowned philosopher Marshall McLuhan.
Historic Houses Interior Photos | Historic Houses Exterior Photos
