Warren House Opens to Students and Faculty
Warren House, the campus's newest dorm, opened to students this past week, welcoming 24 girls from across Massachusetts, several states and four countries who now call the new dorm their home. New and returning students, who moved in over the past several days, were awed by the sun-lit common room, the new furniture, the spacious closets, and the outdoor deck.
Warren House, the campus's newest dorm, opened to students this week, welcoming 24 girls from across Massachusetts, several states and four countries who now call the new dorm their home. New and returning students, who moved in over the past several days, were awed by the sun-lit common room, the new furniture, the spacious closets, and the outdoor deck.
It officially joins Trapelo, Aleph, and the Barn as one of four dormitories for boarding students at CSW. Warren House replaces White Farm, the historic farmhouse that previously served as a boys’ dormitory. White Farm is currently serving as faculty housing.
It officially joins Trapelo, Aleph, and the Barn as one of four dormitories for boarding students at CSW. Warren House replaces White Farm, the historic farmhouse that previously served as a boys’ dormitory. White Farm is currently serving as faculty housing.
“The building of Warren House demonstrates our continued commitment to being a robust day and boarding school,” said Jane Moulding, Head of School. “It will provide a safe, healthy and nurturing environment for our students. Warren House offers incredible opportunities to attract and connect students and faculty from around the world."
Melisa and Michael Kjellander, Jorge and Christine Rivera, and Mark Santa Maria, who serve as dorm parents and dorm associate for the new dorm, moved into Warren House earlier in August ahead of the students. Faculty and staff celebrated the opening of the new school year at a reception in the new dorm's common area and kitchen.
Warren House broke ground last December and was completed in early August. Designed by Eck MacNeely Architects, Inc. and Windover Construction, the cost-effective dorm was built with sustainabie and environmentally friendly features, with many green elements such as composting toilets, LED lighting, and highly efficient heating and cooling throughout with individual controls. Pinck & Co., under the leadership of CSW alumna Jennifer Pinck '73, served as Owner’s Project Managers.
Innovative and special features in Warren House include a teaching kitchen classroom, a computer and group study room, a second floor roof deck for special events and student use, outdoor community space, and summer storage space for students and faculty.
For students in the boarding community, these are tremendous new benefits that will enable increased residential life programming, and exceptional space for extra dinners and events during school breaks and holidays. The addition of Warren House has allowed CSW to grow the boarding enrollment.
Warren House was named after local philanthropist Fiske Warren, who in 1931 originally sold a 25-acre parcel to the school that eventually became a major part of the school's campus.
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