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Wellesley College

Established in 1870 by Pauline and Henry F. Durant as a college for women, this 720-acre rural campus consists of rolling terrain created by glaciers and modified over time to showcase the region’s natural and picturesque qualities. For its first forty years, the campus grew haphazardly around College Hall, designed by architect Hammett Billings and completed in 1875. The campus framework was established by the Durants who admired and tried to emulate the pastoral English countryside. In…
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