The Students House is a historic dormitory on 96 Fenway in
Boston, Massachusetts. The house was built in 1913 to a design by the Boston firm of Kilham and Hopkins. It was built by an organization of local well-to-do
Back Bay
Back Bay is an officially recognized neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, built on reclaimed land in the Charles River basin. Construction began in 1859, as the demand for luxury housing exceeded the availability in the city at the time, and t ...
residents to provide affordable housing to female students attending area schools. Most of the students housed in its early years attended the
New England Conservatory of Music
The New England Conservatory of Music (NEC) is a Private college, private music school in Boston, Massachusetts. It is the oldest independent music Music school, conservatory in the United States and among the most prestigious in the world. The ...
, with its population dominated by other schools after the conservatory opened its own dormitory. It was sold in 1972 to
Northeastern University
Northeastern University (NU) is a private university, private research university with its main campus in Boston. Established in 1898, the university offers undergraduate and graduate programs on its main campus as well as satellite campuses in ...
,
which uses it to house freshman students, and is referred to as Kerr Hall.
The building was added to the
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...
in 1997.
See also
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References
Houses completed in 1913
Houses in Boston
Fenway–Kenmore
National Register of Historic Places in Boston
University and college dormitories in the United States
1913 establishments in Massachusetts
Buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Massachusetts
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