South Nurses Home

The South Nurses Home was the last and most elaborate of the four such residences erected within a few years of each other (North, 1904; East, 1906; West, 1906). As its name implies, it was built in the far south-eastern section of the campus in close proximity to Stephen Bowen Hall (then the Infirmary building). The building was renovated to be used for Fernald residents and outfitted with a concrete access ramp. It was last used as offices for Middlesex County Law Enforcement.

Architectural Description

The South Nurses Home is a two-story, red-brick building rising from a fieldstone foundation to an asphalt hip roof. Entries, recessed within round arched Romanesque Revival-style openings, are located on both main elevations (north and west) of this L-plan building. Windows contain new 1/1 sash. Like the buildings from the 1890s, and the other nurses' homes, it is further trimmed with sandstone sills and lintels, and burnt header beltcourses and watertable. Preston was the architect. A concrete access ramp has been added to the west facade. The interior has been heavily remodeled in the 1980s.