Winslow Academic Center

Winslow Hall was built during 1937-38, named after Guy M. Winslow, a science professor at Lasell University and President from 1898-1947. Later named Winslow Academic Center because of its remodel in 2000 due to a large sum of money from the Kresge Foundation Challenge Grant. Right after the remodel, students of the 150th class came together and made a time capsule that was buried on the site. The building has been used as a gymnasium, a place for dances, and an auditorium.

The land the hall was built on was initially known as the Pickard-Johnson Estates, which was included in the purchase of Carpenter House, formerly known as Mayor Pickard’s House. After its creation, the campus center slowly began to move towards Maple St. with purchases of buildings and land rather than where Karadon is located, resulting in the bottom of the hill becoming more of the campus hub. This was moving away from the original college campus.