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Badin Hall
home of the bullfrogs.
Welcome to the hoppiest dorm on campus! Home to 130 of Notre Dame's best women, newly renovated Badin Hall is centered around tradition and friendship (and snacks!). Built in 1897, Badin Hall was the first dorm to be converted into a women's dorm when the University became co-ed in 1972. Use this website to explore Badin's illustrious history as well as current events going on in the dorm.
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Badin's History
Originally constructed in 1897 as St. Joseph's Industrial School, Badin Hall was renamed in 1917 in honor of Rev. Stephen Badin, the first Catholic priest ordained in the United States and provider of the land where the original Log Cabin was built. As one of the first buildings on campus, Badin Hall was constructed out of bricks made with clay from St. Joseph's Lake. The initial use of Badin Hall was not to house Notre Dame students, but to teach and house young men training to be blacksmiths, carpenters, bricklayers, tailors, and farmers. Badin has also housed a barbershop, the bookstore, a shoemaker and cobbler, and a post office. It became a men's residence hall in 1918.
Notable Badin residents include:
Badin was converted to a women's residence hall in 1972 when Notre Dame became co-ed. The smallest women's residence hall on campus, with just 130 residents, Badin is located on South Quad and is the only hall with a balcony. Though Badin is now proud to be the Badin Bullfrogs, Badin was known as the Badin Attitude until 1998. We still have that too, but it's much easier to find frog room decorations! Badin received major renovations during the 2017-2018 academic year including the addition of lounges and kitchens on every floor, renovated bathrooms, an elevator, and a new chapel.
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