Faxon also designed this second dormitory, which was located on a site to the southeast of Dod that commanded an impressive view to the south. Faxon conceived of a four-story Florentine palace, complete with a central courtyard measuring 67 feet by 44 feet.

The layout and the style were strongly influenced by the contemporaneous construction of apartment buildings in New York City designed by the prominent firm of McKim, Mead, and White. It contained 32 double rooms and 22 single rooms and cost about $100,000 to build.