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South End House was Boston's first settlement house. Originally named Andover House, it was founded in 1891 by Professor William Jewett Tucker of Andover Theological Seminary, and consisted of one house at 6 Rollins Street. It expanded rapidly and by 1911 it occupied several area buildings as well as campsites in rural Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Maine. In 1960 it merged with several other settlement houses to become part of United South End Settlements.

History
South End House is generally considered the first settlement house in Boston. Boffin's Bower, founded in 1870, served many of the same functions as a settlement house, but was not staffed by college-educated reformers. Ellis Memorial, founded in 1885, started as a boys' club and did not become a settlement house until the early 20th century.

Robert Archey Woods (1865-1925)