Dix Hall, 1953-2026
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Citation
“Dix Hall, 1953-2026,” Buildings@Simmons, accessed March 15, 2026, https://beatleyweb.simmons.edu/buildings/items/show/136.
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Title
Dix Hall, 1953-2026
Subject
Dix Residence Hall (Boston, Mass.)
30 Pilgrim Road (Boston, Mass.)
30 Pilgrim Road (Boston, Mass.)
Description
Dix Hall was completed in 1953 and was designed by the architectural firm the Austin Company. Dix Hall could house 120 students and was named after Dorothea Lynde Dix (1802-1887), a social and medical reform activist, whose will stipulated that her $50,000 estate was to be used to help youth further their education.
Before her death, she made Horatio Appleton Lamb (1850-1926), Simmons College’s first Treasurer, executor of her will. Lamb gave $30,000 to the general endowment of Simmons College and $20,000 for student scholarships, which became the Dorothea Lynde Dix Fund.
Located on the Residence Campus, Dix Hall will be removed during Skanska USA Commercial Development's 'Longwood Place' project as part of a 99-year ground lease agreement with Simmons.
Before her death, she made Horatio Appleton Lamb (1850-1926), Simmons College’s first Treasurer, executor of her will. Lamb gave $30,000 to the general endowment of Simmons College and $20,000 for student scholarships, which became the Dorothea Lynde Dix Fund.
Located on the Residence Campus, Dix Hall will be removed during Skanska USA Commercial Development's 'Longwood Place' project as part of a 99-year ground lease agreement with Simmons.
Date
1953-2026
Identifier
APC001_05126