when used as a dormitory, most of the bay state road residences are divided into double and triple rooms with some singles. floors also consist of less than 10 students. most houses have floors that share a bathroom, a room for the resident assistant on the ground floor, and laundry facilities in the basement. some rooms have private bathrooms. while some of the houses are rather well-worn, bu has undertaken a project that each summer renovates selected residences to restore the bay state road houses to their 19th-century appearance and ambience.