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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Albright House is located on Bedford Terrace at the edge of campus, making it a quiet and comfortable environment to live in. Albrighters are welcomed into a beautiful brick house, built in 1900, with a homey and cozy feel. Our house community is friendly, flexible, and spirited: levels of involvement and participation are based on how comfortable each member is, and we always try to support each other. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We have a lot of house pride, especially during Convocation when we take house photos together on the front steps. Our house color is pink, and our unofficial mascots are a pink figurine of Jesus that doubles as a (broken) magic 8-ball, Pedro the Peach, and Tina the Fairy.&nbsp;</span></p>

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<p>Capen it classy since 1921!</p>
<p>Known for our beautiful gardens and strong house community, Capen is a home to all.</p>

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<p>Chapin House, which was built in 1903, is part of the Green St. community, yet it is found right next to the Campus Center and only a few minutes walk from most academic buildings.&nbsp;</p>
<p>FUN FACT:&nbsp;Chapin's original staircase is rumored to have served as the inspiration for the staircase&nbsp;of Scarlett O'Hara's Tara in <strong><em>Gone With the Wind</em></strong>, since the novel's author, <strong>Margaret Mitchell</strong>, attended Smith. However, despite many sources claiming that she lived in Chapin, Margaret Mitchell actually lived in Spanish Influenza quarantine housing during her one year at Smith.</p>

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<p>Chase House is home to approximately 60 Chasies, 6 squishmallows, and 1 or 2 friendly ghosts. House traditions include weekly teas, board game nights, movie showings, and talking in the common room long after you said you'd get back to work.</p>

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<p>Comstock house is one of the ten houses in the quad. Comstock and its twin neighbor, Haynes, were built in 1928. They share a covered front entrance and a bell tower, and their back wings join to form a courtyard that is nicknamed the "mini-quad."&nbsp;Although Comstock has an architectural twin, its many traditions set it apart from the rest. Comstock&nbsp;is haunted by a friendly ghost named Gloria. Gloria rattles doors and makes unexpected appearances to Comstock sleepers. There are tons of events throughout the year, from study breaks to karaoke night.&nbsp;Senior Banquet&nbsp;is one of the last chances for the whole house to gather before final exams and graduation. Each class presents something to the seniors, whether it be poems, toasts or prophecies. The night ends with seniors willing their items to the underclass students. Welcome home!&nbsp;</p>

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<p>Cushing House is located in the East Quad area of campus - we enjoy a large house community that never feels anonymous, and hope that you will all come to love the house as much as our alums and upperclassmen do! We are a self-governing body that encourages involvement from our residents, and enjoy our time together as housemates. All of our house events and traditions are treated as a "challenge by choice", and we never want any of our residents to feel pressured or obligated to be involved - the degree to which you are involved is completely up to you! Hopefully, you will come to love the house and think of your housemates as family!</p>

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<p>Built in 1957, Cutter's midcentury modern architecture has led to its affectionate nickname, "The Box." Cutter is directly across from the Campus Center, and is only a ten-minute walk to downtown Northampton. Every room has beautiful big windows and a built-in closet and mirror. Residents can often be found studying by the fireplace, playing air hockey, or enjoying the spacious courtyard between Cutter and its sister house, Ziskind. House community is fairly laid-back, and there's a strong sense of "Box Love."</p>

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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Emerson House, known affectionately by house members as Efo (which stands for Emerson Forever), is home to 87 members. Emerson is a part of the Paradise Neighborhood and is the main entry point to the quad when coming from campus. Besides our beloved arch, Emerson also has a full kitchen, living room, and our own dining hall. Our dining hall, open for breakfast and dinner (and brunch on the weekends) is the perfect place to come back to after a day on campus since there&rsquo;s always someone to sit with. On nice days, especially at the beginning of the year, residents eat outside together in the middle of the quad. Whether it&rsquo;s playing music in the alcove, throwing water out of the arch during quad riot, or struggling through finals together at 2 am in the dining hall, Emerson residents love being together, because of course, home is where the arch is. To see more of our house community, check out our instagram, @efoatsmith!</span></p>

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<p>We are the "King of the Quad!" We strive to create a house community that is inclusive, respective, receptive, and fun. It is a community that values participation but works to make sure every individuals needs is respected.</p>

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<p>Gillett House is five stories of bricks, chaos, and wood-paneling whose house community is centered around the allegedly haunted elevator and a love for wildlife. From Gillett, it's a 7-minute walk to everywhere on campus (if you speedwalk some places), which is great for the late-risers that stayed up late procrastinating their homework. Built in 1911, Gillett existed long before its younger sibling Northrop, who was built 5 minutes after Gillett (which is why we got the full dining hall).&nbsp;Gillett is easily identified by the covered walkway that connects it to Northrop (Gillett's mirror image except for the dining hall, first-floor bedrooms, and coolness levels), and is named for Edward Gillett-- one of the first trustees of Smith and an energetic supporter of women's education and Smith College.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Across from Gillett on Elm Street is the bus stop, where the PVTA services the entire world (of the 5 College area), and is near John M. Greene Hall, where most all-college events occur, which means we can be notoriously almost-late-but-not-actually-late to functions. We're situated by the corner of Elm Street and Prospect Street at 47 Elm St, but if you put that address into Doordash, it'll take the deliverer to Chase House instead.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Our living room is full of laughter, lively discussions about if all foods can be categorized as a soup, salad, or sandwich, and comfy couches with a fireplace mantel decorated in outdated encyclopedias and a plastic flamingo mascot from the dollar store. There are a few rooms that go to incoming pairs of first-year roommates, but everyone else in the house gets their own room (and some of these single rooms are connected by small hallways, so we refer to these groupings as "cubbies" and the inhabitants as "cubby-mates"). So even if you don't have the opportunity to have a roommate, you'll probably have a cubby-mate during your four years!</p>

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<p>Black special interest housing at Smith. Previously known as Parsons Annex. In May 2024, the building&nbsp;was named&nbsp;Granville House in honor of&nbsp;mathematician Evelyn Boyd Granville &rsquo;45, the second African American woman to receive a Ph.D. in mathematics from an American university (Yale) and one of the&nbsp;&ldquo;hidden&nbsp;<span class="x_x_x_x_x_extlink-nobreak">figures,&rdquo;</span>&nbsp;whose pioneering work in computing helped NASA land the first Americans on the moon.</p>
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<p>Fun Fact: Granville residents lovingly call Granville House 'The Villa' and themselves 'bombshells'! Other Granville nicknames include 'Granny' and 'G-Ville'!!</p>

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Haven-Wesley (also known as HDub) is made up of two houses: Haven is the large yellow house with the porch swing and Wesley is the smaller blue one. Located right next to the Campus Center and only a short walk to academic buildings and downtown Northampton, Haven-Wesley has the best location on campus. We are known for our tight-knit community of nerds who show up and our annual haunted house!

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- Haven House was named after Eliza Haven, a woman who lived nearby and donated all of her money to the astronomy department after she died. Because of this, Haven House is often nicknamed the house for the stars!
- Wesley used to be an annex for a church as was located on the other side of Haven where the campus center now sits. In order to make room, Wesley was put on wheels and moved to her existing location.
- Sylvia Plath lived in Haven-Wesley for a year, residing in a room on the third floor of Haven!

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<p>Welcome to Haynes House; where adventures happen, friendships are made, and individuality&nbsp;is&nbsp;honored by all.</p>

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<p>Welcome to Hopkins House! Hopkins is a special interest house that specializes in sustainable CULTURAL foods. We're a student co-op, meaning&nbsp;we're off the meal plan and we pay house dues once a semester that fund our livelihood, from everything from our regular meals to house&nbsp;tea and snacks. Hopkins is a <span class="x_x_x_il">nonhierarchical</span>, consensus-based co-op, meaning although some of us may hold official positions with the school, ALL of us have an equal say in how the house operates. We're dedicated to sustainability and promoting food justice while enjoying yummy cultural foods!</p>

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<p class="x_x_x_x_x_x_p2">Hubbard is the former home of Julia Child and the current home of a large Garfield plushie! Hubbard was built in 1879 and is one of the oldest buildings on campus, giving it a well-loved if slightly haunted vibe. It is the only remaining house on campus with no TV (we do have a projector) and is very close to most academic buildings. Hubbard traditions include sock wrestling before the start of final exams, stitch and bitch every week, house picnics on Mountain Day, and having dinner as a house on Julia Child Day.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>Jordan is one of ten quad houses and one of five houses that make up the East Quad. Jordan was built in 1922 and named for Mary Augusta Jordan, one of the first American women scholars and professor of English at Smith.&nbsp;</p>
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<p>Lawrence house, built in 1891, was named after former student Elizabeth Crocker "Tippy" Lawrence. A portrait of Tippy hangs in Lawrence's study room, which residents call "the Tippy Room." Lawrence was the residence of famed Smith alum Sylvia Plath during her time at Smith. Lawrence residents enjoy their tea on Friday afternoons, apple picking on Mountain Day, and baking cookies in their underwear on Valentine's Day.</p>

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<p>Park House welcomes you and hopes you consider us your home away from home while at Smith this year!</p>
<p>Park House was built in 1880 by W.T. Clement, the founder of Clement Cutlery Company. In 1909, the house was acquired by Emily Malbon, who rented it as off-campus housing for Smith students. When Smith College acquired the property in 1923, Mrs. Malbon's (as it was once known) became Park House, named for one of the original trustees of the college, Reverend Edwards Amasa Park. We're one of the only houses on campus to have a view of Paradise Pond&mdash;come join us for tea in the living rooms on Friday for a good view!</p>

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<div>Sessions Complex is comprised of two houses - the main house and the annex! The house was built in 1710 by Captain Jonathan Hunt and is believed to be the oldest house in Northampton, awash with a rich history. The house contains a secret staircase that was designed as a passageway; it is said that it was used as a hideaway from Native Americans, and during the Civil War as part of the Underground Railroad. Legend (and the word of many current residents) claims that the house is haunted by Lucy Hunt, the granddaughter of Captain Hunt. Lucy and her British lover Johnny Burgoyne, who was held captive in the house during the Revolutionary War, would rendezvous in the secret staircase!</div>
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<div>The annex was built in 1873 and used to be known as the White House Inn. Between 1969 and 1977, it served as a residence hall for men attending Smith on exchange programs, but was converted into a residence for Smith undergrads in 1977! It has a charming porch with a swing - perfect for an afternoon porch sit and brunch outside on the weekends!</div>

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<p>Talbot House looks like a bit like a large, old barn and holds about 80 students, most of whom are involved in the house's strong and welcoming house community.&nbsp;Each year, the inhabitants (known as "Talboteers") work to build a strong, nurturing environment that is fun and safe.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>Tyler is a great community! We eat lunch together in the living room every weekday, which is a good chance to catch up with your housemates and relax in the rush of the day. (We also typically eat breakfast together, but more often in the dining hall.) The living room is the center of social life in the house, and nearly always has people in it, whether they're studying, watching a movie, playing cards, or just chilling and talking. We have lots of great traditions, including going apple-picking on Mountain Day and doing Warm Fuzzies for Valentine's Day.</p>
<p>Welcome to Tyler, and welcome home.</p>

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<p>Washburn House is the best house on Green Street and the third-oldest house on campus! Washburn is recently renovated, with AC in all rooms,&nbsp;an air hockey&nbsp;table, and one of the finest kitchens around. Home to hundreds of books, forty-six Smithies, and one Safetyman, we are a small, close-knit community that loves puzzles, crafts, and movie nights! But who is Safetyman, you may ask? That's for you to find out...</p>

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<p>Welcome to Wilson House, the biggest and best house on Smith campus! Built in 1926, Wilson was named for&nbsp;Martha Wilson, a 1895 Smith grad, founder of the Central Council of Nursing Education, and trustee of Children's Memorial Hospital in Chicago. Wilson is one of 10 houses in the Quad. We're easy to spot - just look for the bell tower! Our bell is one of those rung on campus every year to signify the start of Mountain Day.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Our house mascot is Cletus, an adorable beaver and inspiration for our house newsletter, Cletus Chronicle. Come join us for our house tea every Sunday, where you can chat with other Wilsonites and learn new things!</p>

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<p><a href="https://www.smith.edu/your-campus/residence-life/smith-houses/meadow-neighborhood-special-interest#affinity-houses-park-annex-and-parsons-annex-0">Yolanda King</a>&nbsp;is one of three affinity houses at Smith College. <strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Specifically, the house is an affinity space for <em>students of color</em>. The house is home to 15 residents across all four class years.</span></strong></p>
<p>From the Smith College website: "Yolanda King House was a house that once belonged to members of the Look family who gave Look Park to the city of Northampton. It was also rented as off-campus housing to Smith students before it was acquired by the college in 1920. Yolanda King House is in a scenic spot,&nbsp;near the president's house and Paradise Pond. It is a 5-minute walk to the central campus area&mdash;with the libraries, classrooms and administrative buildings&mdash;and about a 10-minute walk to downtown Northampton."</p>

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