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South End House

Union Park, with South End House near the center of the row on the left (1917)

South End House is a settlement house in South End, Boston, Massachusetts. It stressed education and study, but gradually extended its activities until it contributed in a multitude of ways to the life of Boston, particularly to the south End neighborhood.[1] The house was controlled by a council of which William Jewett Tucker was the chairman; but the active work was carried on by a number of resident members.[2]

Established in 1892, and incorporated in 1897,[3] South End House was Boston's first settlement house and the fourth in the country.[4] Decades later, South End House and four other properties became an association, the United South End Settlements.[5]

  1. ^ Groves, Ernest Rutherford (1925). Social Problems and Education. Longmans, Green and Company. p. 209. Retrieved 17 October 2024. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. ^ The Andover House. News - The Harvard Crimson. 1894. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
  3. ^ Hansan, John E. (5 October 2011). "South End House, Boston, MA". Social Welfare History Project. Virginia Commonwealth University. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
  4. ^ "United South End Settlements". wgbh.org. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
  5. ^ "The Settlement Movement". The West End Museum. 4 April 2024. Retrieved 17 October 2024.

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