Lane Hall is a later 20th-century neoclassical building serving as the principal workplace and headquarters of the central administration of Bates College, located at 2 Andrews Road in Lewiston, Maine.

[2] 1900 photo of Bates College featuring a newly constructed refurbished Historic Quad; protruding from the Hathon mound.

Cheney met with religious leaders in Topsham, Maine, to discuss the formation of a school that catered to Free Will Baptists and was based on principles of egalitarianism, liberty, and scholarship.

The central three bays are behind a prostyle portico (this was a later addition to the hall, built in 1970) serving, thanks to the carriage ramp, as a porte cochere.

The president and board of trustees of Bates College are afforded certain and selective rights that they are free to exercise in their official capacity.

[10] The Laws of the president and trustees of Bates College ensures the following:Board of Trustees "By that name they will have power to prosecute and defend suits at law and in equity, to have and use a common seal and to change the same at pleasure, to take and hold for the objects of their association by gift, grant, bequest, purchase or otherwise, any estate, real or personal or both, and to sell and convey any estate, real or personal or both which the interests of said college may require to be sold and conveyed.

Only the president of the college and the chairperson of the board of trustees may convene a meeting unprompted and unscheduled in the event of a confirmed emergency.

An age limit of seventy years old is set for each and every trustee unless one has been selected to serve at the incumbent president's pleasure.

[12] Due to the provisions of Title 13-B of the Maine Revised Statutes, any member of the Corporation of Bates College, including the president and trustees, in good faith and standing, has totaled immunity from all financial and economic expenses through the charter's indemnification policy.

Barring the specifications of the board of trustees, the president has full and final authority and responsibility for all components of Bates including the academics, operations, and finances.

The president is de facto the highest ranking academic official of ten separate functions including, the board of trustees (both active and honorary), Departments of Student Affairs, Finance, Admissions, Communications, Faculty, Library Services, College Advancement and the treasury.

The president is granted the right to, at their pleasure, attend, vote and otherwise participate in any (with some minimal specified restrictions) meeting established by the Corporation.

Only the president of the college and the chairperson of the board of trustees may convene a meeting unprompted and unscheduled in the event of a confirmed emergency.

The president may not be removed for any reason whatsoever if a majority is not reached, formal notification is not presented to the incumbent, or a requested hearing is not granted.

[15] The presidential salary is ranked as the 7th highest paid president (in base pay) in the New England Small College Athletic Conference.

[12]The Office of the President, along with the board of trustees, is immune from paying expenses incurred during the defense of the operational well-being of the college.

[The President of the College when] acting within the scope of his or her employment in good faith and in a manner reasonably believed by such person to be lawful and in the best interest of the College, shall, in accordance with the provisions of Title 13-B of the Maine Revised Statutes, be indemnified against all expenses, including attorneys’ fees, judgments, nes and amounts paid in settlement, actually and necessarily incurred by action.

"[12] The president of Bates College serves at Trustees' Pleasure, meaning a set contractual term that is suspensive and expansive.

[12]With the office of the presidency, the board of trustees completes the Bates College Corporation which is given the right to adopt new rules, bylaws, and regulations as long as they stay within the jurisdiction of the legal system of the state of Maine.

The employees of the college may be removed at any time, even faculty with academic tenure, if contractual destinations are faulted on or in any way disbanded.