The 60-room visitor lodge is linked to the Neuroscience Center by a common courtyard highlighted by three brick carpets and includes a Zelkova tree at its center.

The building's exterior consists of light tan colored, soft textured, flemish bond brick walls, a slate roof, large windows, and dormers.

Dolan Hall's U-shaped floor plan includes a double-loaded center corridor. The bedrooms face the harbor, the hillside, or the courtyard.