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Morrow House is one
of the 10 houses of "the Quad." The
complex was built in stages starting in 1922, when a housing
shortage prevented all students from living on campus. When
all the houses were completed in 1936, William Allen Neilson,
then the president of Smith, pronounced it the "Great
Quadrangle."
Morrow, along with Wilson and
Gardiner Houses, was built in 1926. Since the Quad is a 10-minute
walk from academic buildings and a 15-minute walk from downtown
Northampton, some students living there prefer to use a bicycle.
The path from the Quad to the center of campus passes the
president's house and offers a view of Paradise Pond and
its island.
On the first floor of the house is a large spacious living room. The TV, VCR, and grand piano draw the residents of Morrow to this room. In addition to the living room, students tend to gather in the "Parlor" which is usually reserved for quiet study.
Upstairs, 84 Morrowites live in 53 single rooms, 14 doubles, and one triple room. All the rooms have hardwood floors and good-sized closets; some of the double rooms have window seats overlooking the center of the Quad. Each hall has its own bathroom. Renovated in 1996, the bathrooms are beautiful. Unique
to Morrow House is its "poetry room" which
became part of the house's design at the suggestion of Elizabeth
Cutter Morrow. Mrs. Morrow, for whom the house is named,
was a graduate of Smith and served as acting president of
the college in 1939. The corner contains a collection of
volumes of poetry and books about poets, and invites readers
to enjoy what was one of Mrs. Morrow's chief pleasures.
In
the summer of 1995, the old slate roof was replaced with
new Vermont slate. Morrow is wired for CyberSmith as well.
Morrow House / Kathleen Crowe '99 |
