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Overview
Lagunita - Spanish for “little lake” - is named for the neighboring lake (now dry) and is one of Stanford’s most historic residences. This beautiful, Mediterranean-style complex, built in the 1930’s and renovated in 1998, consists of three small, four-class houses, and two three-class houses, arranged around a picturesque central courtyard and dining commons.
Lag (pronounced “log”) is divided into two sides: East Lag and West Lag. East Lag is home to Naranja and Ujamaa. Eucalipto, Adelfa, and Granada make up West Lag. Residents enjoy their own lounge, common areas, an outdoor trail that encircles nearby Lake Lagunita, and a grassy field (Roble Field) across the street. The house names are Spanish for different trees: Eucalipto (eucalyptus), Granada (pomegranate), and Naranja (orange); Adelfa is Spanish for oleander. Ujamaa is a Swahili name for “extended family” or “familyhood” and consists of two houses originally called Olivo (olive) and Magnolia (magnolia). Ujamaa is home to our African-American theme program. Throughout the larger residence, each individual house develops their own distinct community.
One of Stanford’s most historic residences, Lagunita Court was built in phases between 1934 and 1937 and was renovated in 1997-98. Lagunita Court is the first Stanford residence that combined founding landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted’s vision of student residences as individual cottages within the concept of a large-scale residence hall..
For information on the accessibility of residences for both living and visiting, please reference our Undergraduate Residences Accessibility Summary chart.
General Information
Residence Name |
Lagunita Court Map |
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Neighborhood |
Westside | |
Navigation Address |
326 Santa Teresa Street, Stanford, CA 94305 | |
Housing Front Desk |
Lagunita Court Housing Front Desk | |
Dining Service |
Serving residents of Lagunita Court and Roble Hall, Lakeside Dining features a wide variety of superb entree options. Its auxiliary operation, Latenite at Lakeside, is one of the few after-hours dining options on campus and offers oven-fresh pizza, grab n' go snacks, confections, fresh salads and fruit until 2am, five nights a week. |
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Class Configuration |
Four-class and three-class residence hall | |
Co-ed Type |
Co-ed by corridor (men and women live on the same floor) |
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Custodial Service |
University managed | |
Common Areas |
Each house in Lag has its own lounge, kitchenette, computer clusters, and other common areas, providing popular gathering spaces for residents. |
The Houses
Adelfa (oleander) | Eucalipto (eucalyptus) |
Granada (pomegranate) | Naranja (orange) |
Ujamaa (“extended family”) |
House Facts
Adelfa |
Configuration: |
Upperclass house |
Eucalipto |
Configuration: |
Four-class house |
Granada |
Configuration: |
Four-class house Co-ed by corridor |
Naranja |
Configuration: |
Three-class house Co-ed by floor |
Ujamaa Theme House |
Configuration:
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Four-class house
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Important Assignment Information
Residential Education is offering a pre-assignment system for all Special Program Houses (Ethnic/Academic Theme, Focus and Cooperative Houses). This process will allow Resident Fellows, Faculty Affiliates, and house program staff to pre-assign a set number of residents who complete the pre-assignment application and meet all necessary requirements prior to the Housing Draw. Here is the Residential Education link for detailed pre-assignment information.
There are THREE ways to get in to Special Program Houses. Please see the Theme and Focus Houses page for details.
Furnishings
General |
Bedroom |
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Wall-to-wall carpeting |
Extra-long twin bed |
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Window coverings |
Desk and chair | |
High-speed internet access |
Bookcase | |
Telephone and telephone line |
Stackable dresser drawers | |
Cable TV capability |
Closet | |
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Sink with mirror | |
Waste basket and recycling bin |