This historic farmhouse was acquired in 1924. It was originally named Sherman Cottage after Samuel Sherman, the building contractor who remodeled it and presented it to the College. In 1994, the building was renamed the V. Lester and Maryann Pushman Cottage.

In the 1940s and 1950s, Pushman Cottage served as a residence and lab for home economics students. These students would invite faculty and other Albrightians to luncheons and dinners to demonstrate hospitality, the ability to serve a meal and etiquette. Students also temporarily “adopted” an infant to care for as part of their coursework in childcare.

The building now houses the Alumni Relations Office.

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V. Lester and Maryann Pushman

V. Lester and Maryann Pushman were generous contributors to Albright College. Lester was a 1947 graduate and an accomplished athlete in football, basketball and golf. He was also extremely involved as an alumnus, having served as a class agent, on reunion committees, in student recruitment and in career counseling.

Lester was owner and president of Mari-Less Corp., an advertising firm in Springfield, N.J., for 30 years. His wife, Maryann, began plans in 1993 to name Sherman Cottage for her husband, who died in 1990. However, Maryann succumbed to illness and died before the end of the year. A year later, in 1994, the Pushman family made Maryann’s dream come true and Sherman Cottage was officially renamed Pushman Cottage.