Ground was broken for the Babson World Globe in May 1953 and the landmark was officially dedicated on June 18, 1955. The Globe weighs 25 tons and is one of the world's largest free standing globes.
In 1931, Wellesley voted to allow Roger Babson and his immediate family to be buried on campus. Babson died on March 5, 1967 and today is buried next to his first wife, Grace, & his second wife, Nona.
The Fore-Parlour from Isaac Newton's St. Martin St., London residence was purchased by Grace Babson in 1937. The room, now in Horn Library, consists of the original pine-paneled walls & carved mantel.
The Fountain of Flags located outside Horn Library is a Babson landmark which features flags representing the countries of every Babson student on a rotational basis.
To learn more about the Babson Boulders and Dogtown, along with a map of all the boulders with their GPS data, please visit the attached link. Read more.
