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To make way for its second permanent dormitory, North Hall, the College physically moved Students’ House (Hastings) from No. 86 Bellevue Street to No. 4 Short Street in 1906. Construction for North Hall was completed in 1907, just before the lease of…

Morse Hall was completed in 1953 and was designed by the architectural firm the Austin Company. Morse Hall could house 120 students and was named after Frances Rollins Morse (1850–1928), a charter member of the Corporation (1901-1922).

Located on…

Named in honor of Jane Louise Mesick (1884-1967), the College's fourth dean (1925-1949), Mesick Hall (1961) could house 129 students. It received cosmetic upgrades in the early 2000s.

Located on the Residence Campus, Mesick Hall will be removed…

Construction for the original Main College Building (MCB) was completed in September 1904. The West Wing was added in 1909, and the East Wing was added in 1929.

During the PRIDE program, renovations were carried out at the MCB from 1975-1980,…

During the First Endowment Campaign (1920-1924), Simmons purchased Longwood House (1920) on Pilgrim Road, with single, double, and triple rooms. Many rooms were wedged under the eaves, necessitating creative closets and furniture arrangement.…

The College began using 240 Kent Street as the first of the houses in 1929, followed by No. 241 (1944) and No. 232 (1947), to help ease the housing shortage.

With the completion of Dix and Morse Halls in 1953, the College sold the majority of its…

In February 1902, the Corporation began leasing office space in Huntington Chambers, 30 Huntington Ave, located just above Copley Square. The Corporation sold the Simmons Building later that spring to help fund the new Simmons Building Trust.

The Health Center, a two-story building, was built next to North Hall in 1966. Facilities included a basement with fifteen beds, examination rooms, a laboratory, and a kitchen on the first floor. The cramped health offices in the MCB were converted…

From the course catalog, it appears that 52 Harrison Street was the first house used as a dormitory in 1916, followed by 48 Harrison (1921) and 60 Harrison (1922). The College appears to have stopped using the Harrison Street Houses after the…