Wellesley College
Homestead
📍 College Road, Wellesley, Massachusetts, 02482
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🏛 House🚿 Semi-Private Bathroom👥 All-Female❄️ No AC🍳 Kitchen
Homestead is one of Wellesley College's small residential houses, offering an intimate community of approximately 15–25 students. The house-style format — with a shared kitchen, small common areas, and semi-private bathrooms — creates a distinctly different residential experience from the larger corridor halls like Bates, Freeman, or Stone-Davis. No central AC, consistent with all Wellesley residential buildings. The small-house residential model at Wellesley has deep roots in the college's history, and Homestead continues that tradition of close, self-organized community living. Students who thrive in small-house environments often cite the communal meals, shared decision-making, and the sense of ownership over their living space as the defining features of the experience.
From DormScouter research.
Homestead has no air conditioning. Students here often pick up:
Gaiatop USB Desk Fan – 5.5" Portable (3-Speed) · $7.98
Vornado VFAN Mini Classic Vintage Desk Fan · $39.99
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