Concise Encyclopedia of Tufts History
Sauer, Anne
Branco, Jessica
Bennett, John
Crowley, Zachary
2000
Wyeth House, 1910
Wyeth House, probably named after donor Edwin Wyeth, was purchased by Tufts Uninversity in 1952 to serve as a Jackson dormitory. | |
Built in 1910, Wyeth House served as a private residence until its sale to the university in 1952.During the summer of that year, Wyeth House was completely renovated and converted into a dormitory. Sixteen Jackson undergraduates became Wyeth House's first residents in the fall of 1952. | |
Edwin Wyeth, after whom the house is probably named, left $50,000 to the university through a trust fund in the mid-1930s. | |
With the completion of new dorms during the 1960s, Wyeth House was converted to serve as the German Culture House. Located on Whitfield Street on the Medford campus, residents enjoy a friendly rivalry with their neighbors in Schmalz House, the French Culture House, located next door. Aside from the Thanksgiving break theft of $1480 worth of student property in 1973, Wyeth House's history has been relatively quiet. | |
As of 2000, Wyeth House continues to serve as the German Culture House. | |
Source: TW, TD, VF | |
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