Wellesley College
For more than 45 years, we have worked in the town of Wellesley. It is a town with a quiet identity, one that is not defined by industry or scale. Across the country, when people hear the name Wellesley, they often think first of one place: Wellesley College.
Founded in 1870 by Henry Flwle Durant, the college was built on a bold and forward-thinking idea: to provide women with an education equal to the best available anywhere. At a time when such opportunities were limited, this vision helped not only the institution and the identity of the town that grew alongside it.
The college is set along the shores of Lake Waban with a campus that blends natural beauty with academic intention. The stone buildings, the winding paths and the quiet spaces overlooking the water all create the atmosphere of reflection as well as achievement.
Wellesley College has brought people from all around the world to this small Massachusetts community. It is part of the fabric of the town itself.
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Revolutionary War Plaque
We like to remember and commemorate any connection our families and communities had to early American history, especially here in Massachusetts, where the first shots of the Revolution were fired. In 1775, Wellesley was not yet an incorporated town. This land was part of West Needham, a rural farming district connected by country roads and fields stretching […]
Town Hall
We first drove into Wellesley in 1981 while searching for office space. Without knowing what the building was, we both thought we were looking at a small castle of sorts. We soon learned it was the Wellesley Town Hall, and that discovery told us something important, this had to be a special town to invest in such […]
George Washington’s Visit
While exploring Wellesley, I came across this marker commemorating an event that took place during George Washington’s tour of New England in 1789. Near this spot, on November 6 of that year, the nation’s first president entered what was then part of Needham. His journey through New England was intended to strengthen the ties between […]
