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Lawrence House,
on Green Street, is conveniently located near the gymnasium,
athletic fields, and scenic Paradise
Pond as well as many classrooms,
the administrative buildings and libraries.
Lawrence House, and
its sister, Morris House, were built in 1891 in response
to the rapidly growing enrollment at Smith at the end of
the 19th century. The two houses have the distinction of
being the first on campus to be named for alumnae. Lawrence
House is named for Elizabeth Crocker Lawrence, who graduated
from Smith in 1883, received her master's degree from Smith
in 1889, and later served as a college trustee and president
of the Alumnae Association. Each year, on November 11, residents
of Lawrence House still celebrate "Tippy" Lawrence's
birthday.
The history of Lawrence House is also unique in that it was chosen in 1912 for an experiment in cooperative self-help, in which residents of the house performed all the household chores. This experiment, which was a great success, received widespread attention from the press, which was intrigued with the idea of students generally perceived as being daughters of the rich, doing household chores.
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