PennAccess: Williams Hall

Entrance Information: 255 South 36th Street. Philadelphia. PA. 19104 1. The building entrance next to the corner of 36th and Spruce Sts. has a ramp down to the door,

which is push-plate operated. A telephone is also provided. 2. During building hours, Williams Hall can be entered through the Silfen Study Center entrance

from the plaza on the northwest side of the building. Two pairs of manual double doors open outwards. There is an elevator immediately to the right.

3. Also during building hours, a second entrance is available from the plaza, located on the northeast side of the Silfen Study Center. This entrance opens into the cafe, and through it into the rest of the building.

4. On the east side of the building, there is a level entrance to the ground floor, leading to VPUL offices.

Elevator Information: • There is a bank of three elevators in the middle of the building which accesses all floors of

Williams Hall. • There is another elevator directly inside entrance #2, which provides access between the Silfen

Study Center on the plaza level and the ground floor of Williams Hall. To reach an upper

level, you must take this elevator to the ground floor, and transfer to one of the elevators described above.

• Note: The plaza elevator can only be called at the plaza level, not on the ground floor of

Williams Hall. It will take you down from the plaza level to the ground floor, but not up from the ground floor to the plaza level. Therefore, to reach the Silfen Study Center from the ground floor of Williams Hall, you must exit the building and re-enter from entrances #2 or #3.

Accessible Restrooms: • All restrooms are accessible. There are men's and women's on each floor. Building Information: • Classrooms are located on the ground, second and third floors. These are flat classrooms with

movable tablet-arm chairs and are accessible. • There are departmental and faculty offices on floors four through eight. • The Silfen Study Center and Cafe on the plaza level are accessible. • The contact person for the Silfen Study Center and plaza level activity is Kris Patterson:

215.898.4512 • For more information, call the Building Administrator, Maria Romeo: 215.573.2672 Hours: • Williams Hall is open to the public: Monday through Thursday, 7:00am to 10:00pm and Friday,

4:00am to 5:00pm.