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Dudley Mansion, Waynflete's center beginning in 1912. The building was sold, later to be repurchased removed.
In the nearly hundred years between 1898 and 1996, Waynflete purchased a total of 11 houses and buildings in the vicinity of the West End, and was given two other homes. Some of the houses have since been sold, Oakland Mansion was torn down, and one, on Storer St., burned and was subsequently demolished. Construction on the campus has created the forms of Sills Hall, originally a gymnasium and auditorium, a newer gymnasium, recently expanded, an addition connecting Morrill and Hurd House, a library, and a science wing. The photos in the Historical Geography section show a number of these dramatic changes. At the present, the Waynflete campus takes up one and a half complete blocks on the West End. A major land purchase by the school, Westbrook Farms on the Fore River near Stroudwater, was turned into an athletic complex. At the site are playing fields (open to the public), tennis courts, and a field house. Here is the Waynflete campus in the mid-1960's, with the new Hewes science wing and Sill's Hall attached to Daveis House. In the foreground are houses along Danforth St., and to the right is Storer St. The original Hewes science wing was constructed in the mid 1950's, along with the Sills Hall, which has been the schools' auditorium, and was remodeled in 1991-92. The arts center currently under construction will house not only a new auditorium, but classrooms and rehearsal space as well.
This is the rear view of the Emery St. Building circa 1990, what was then a brand-new fire escape full of eighth graders. Move the cursor over the image to see the same view today. That fire escape is now Waynflete's newest science wing.
Under construction in the early 1990's was the Berle center, which would serve as the school's library and cafeteria/student lounge. The architecture is fairly traditional and matched to the surroundings.
In contrast to the Berle center, architecturally, the new addition is quite a departure from the existing buildings. The old home for Aged Women at 64 Emery St. is the brick structure on the left. This is the view from Storer St.
Here is another view of the new science wing:
The Oakland Estate was purchased by the school in 1912. For many years the open space served as the athletic field on campus at 360 Spring St. That open space, which is currently open to the public, is also the site of the new arts center. The newer athletic complex, Westbrook Farms (purchased in 1987) is located across from Thompson's Point, adjacent to the Fore river. The complex is massive, with several playing fields, a fieldhouse and, more recently, tennis courts.
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