Pilgrim House, 1925-1963
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Citation
“Pilgrim House, 1925-1963,” Buildings@Simmons, accessed March 15, 2026, https://beatleyweb.simmons.edu/buildings/items/show/153.
Geolocation
Title
Pilgrim House, 1925-1963
Subject
Pilgrim House (Boston, Mass.)
54 Pilgrim Road (Boston, Mass.)
54 Pilgrim Road (Boston, Mass.)
Description
Pilgrim House (1925) was purchased through funding from the First Endowment Campaign. It was known as the “experiment” or “practice” house for students in the Household Management course.
During the course, students were required to live in Pilgrim House with their instructor, and were responsible for bookkeeping, buying food, preparing and serving meals, taking care of the household equipment and furnishings, and entertaining guests. Students also ran the Simmons College Nursery School, which was located inside Pilgrim House. At the end of each term, students in the class switched rooms with students living in one of the other dormitories.
Pilgrim House was demolished in the summer of 1963 to build Smith Residence Hall.
During the course, students were required to live in Pilgrim House with their instructor, and were responsible for bookkeeping, buying food, preparing and serving meals, taking care of the household equipment and furnishings, and entertaining guests. Students also ran the Simmons College Nursery School, which was located inside Pilgrim House. At the end of each term, students in the class switched rooms with students living in one of the other dormitories.
Pilgrim House was demolished in the summer of 1963 to build Smith Residence Hall.
Date
1925-1963
Identifier
APC001_00233