The 10-story tower complex, located south of Blossom Street between Pickens and Sumter streets, introduced a variety of room arrangements and color schemes in an attempt to personalize students' living quarters and move beyond drab, institutional dormitory design. Bates House is named for Jeff B. Bates, a Carolina alumnus and former state treasurer of South Carolina.
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Building Abbreviation: BATESH