Washburn House is closed for the duration of the Neilson Library construction project, expected to be completed in 2020.
Washburn House was built by the college in 1878 to house the incoming class of 1882. One of the original three houses constructed to integrate a full academic experience for women, Washburn has seen many changes. From 1933 to 1938, it was a cooperative house, and residents performed many of the household chores. When the Spanish Civil War made it impossible to send students to Spain for academic study, it served as the Spanish-speaking house on campus.