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Also Known As: Merriman House, Bartlett Annex, and the Infirmary.
Named For: Its location on Ransom Street.
Location: The corner of Ransom and Blossom Streets, at 120 Blossom Street.
Date of Construction: Late 19th or early 20th century.
Former Uses: Ransom House was used as a fraternity house (Merriman), a freshman women's dormitory, and as a college and city infirmary. During the construction of Todd Wehr and later, it was used for classes and offices for the Anthropology and Sociology departments and the Economics department.
Razed or Sold: Ransom House was sold by the College in 1976 to Kenneth Lay, former director of Public Relations, who then sold it in the 1980s to Duke Lehto, a staff member of the College.
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