Seguin Hall
Location
42.38932, -71.21175History
Seguin Hall was built at a cost of $148,000 and able to accommodate 116 female patients. Much like Wallace Hall in both form and function, it was initially used as an infirmary for adult women and later as a general-purpose dormitory. It is named after Dr. Édouard Séguin (1812-1880), a French-born American psychiatrist who pioneered modern educational methods for teaching the intellectually disabled. He was also a major influence on Dr. Howe's methods of training when he formed the school in South Boston.
Architectural Description
Seguin is built on the double Y-plan that was pioneered at Metropolitan State Hospital and became popular for infirmaries on several campuses in the 1930s, especially Monson State School. It is a red-brick, Colonial Revival-style structure that rises one story from a cast-stone foundation to a slate hip roof surmounted by a cupola. An entry with portico is centered on the north facade. Window bays are defined by piers and corbelling; 6/6 sash has been replaced by 1/1.
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