This photograph depicts a grand view of Springfield College's old Student Union/ President's house. Behind the house, you can just see the wall that went around Pratt Field. In the 1890s, Gulick built a three story, 16 room house on what is now the parking area for Babson Library. Gulick designed the house himself, paying $4,100 for the construction and $200 for the grading of the property following construction. In May of 1900, when he left Springfield College, Gulick offered the house and property to the school for $4,000. Gulick’s offer was turned down and the house was sold to Walter Beebe in 1904. In 1913, the School’s trustees authorized President Laurence Locke Doggett to rent the house from Beebe for $35.00 per month. Because of the extensive repairs needed, an agreement was reached with Walter Beebe for the College to purchase the property for $5,000. President Doggett resided in the house from 1914 through 1936, when he retired. In 1947 the building was renovated for use as the Student Union. It remained a Student Union until the completion of the Beveridge Center in 1959.
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