Tufts University Campus

Mastadon
Thu, 24 Aug 2017 22:24:39 +0000

Tufts started out (about 1850) as a LAC on the highest hill in the Boston area. It was surrounded by farmland and had a golf course. The view of Boston from the library roof is arguably one of the best in the region.

Between 1890 and 1930 the area around Tufts turned into a classic “streetcar suburb”. It was primarily working class residential with late Victorian architecture. Commercial areas are concentrated in several “squares”. This growth of the surrounding area essentially “land-locked” Tufts. Two miles from the campus is a large reservation that was preserved during this period of growth. Over the past 30 years, the area has been gentrifying and recently there has been a huge influx of young professionals working either Cambridge or Boston. It is currently one of the hottest real estate markets in Massachusetts due to its easy access to Boston and local culture. Current demographic trends and the planned extension of the subway to the Tufts campus is expected to continue this trend into the future.

The “uphill campus” is the original LAC. The “downhill campus” is built on the old golf course. The new technology corridor is a conversion of some commercial buildings as well as some new buildings along the railroad tracks on Medford side of the “uphill campus”.