Rich buildings at Smith are being renovated

The Smith College news service has photos of the renovations of Northrop and Gillett Houses (1910-1911) and Burton Hall (1913).

During the early-twentieth century building boom that created those buildings, Smith College President Laurenus Seelye retired and commissioned a house near the campus from Charles Rich:

Seelye house

President Seelye’s house (1909)

The entry porch is somewhat similar to that of the firm’s contemporary Baldwin House, a few blocks away:

Baldwin House

Baldwin House (1908)

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