MacDougall Hall

View of MacDougall Hall, seen from the lawn that was later used as a playground. The building opened in 1898 as a dormitory for middle-aged girls at the institution. Originally known as Northwest Building, it was later named after Sarah MacDougall, matron of the farm house before World War I. An oak tree planted in front of the building appears in both images.

Historic photograph taken in 1933, from the General Photographic Collection: Massachusetts: Standard-size photographs, 1860s-2000s: Massachusetts: Waltham: "Mass School for Feeble-Minded (Fernald)": Thompson and Thompson Images; Courtesy of Historic New England. Contemporary photo by Tom Kirsch, 2019.