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Residence Campus

This photoset includes photographs of the Residence Campus. The first dormitory, South Hall, along with the Refectory dining hall, were built in 1905 on property purchased on Brookline Avenue, a five-minute walk from the Main College Building. North Hall was constructed in 1907, and small houses on nearby lots and streets were leased as the student body increased during the early years. In later years, the triangle bordered by Brookline Avenue, Pilgrim Road, and Short Street became known as the Simmons College Residence Campus, with a total of nine four-story brick dormitories. A one-story dining center, Bartol Hall, was appended to the Refectory in 1953. The early and mid 1950s saw another period of expansion on the residence campus. Arnold Hall opened in 1951, and the new dining hall, Bartol Hall, opened in 1953, the same year as the Dix and Morse dormitories. Simmons Hall, which anchored the Residence Campus triangle, opened in 1956.

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