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1. eliot.harvard.edu › history-eliotHistory of Eliot House | Eliot House ~ Harvard University

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   The House was built at a cost of $3 million from the benefaction of Edward Harkness (who also endowed the other six houses and the first colleges at Yale). Eliot House is situated along the banks of the Charles River, at the intersection of Memorial Drive and John F. Kennedy Street (formerly Boylston Street), on a site that was previously ...

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2. news.harvard.edu › eliot-house-still-flourishingA look inside: Eliot House — Harvard Gazette

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   Sep 22, 2011 · Named in honor of Charles William Eliot, president of Harvard from 1869 to 1909, Eliot House was opened in 1931. It was one of the original seven Houses at the College following the plan by Eliot’s successor, Abbot Lawrence Lowell, to “revitalize education and revive egalitarianism at Harvard College.”. Under Eliot, the longest-serving ...

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   The Harvard of Harvard Houses. Eliot House is one of twelve residential houses for upperclassmen at Harvard University and one of the seven original houses at the College. Opened in 1931, the house was named after Charles William Eliot, who served as president of the university for forty years (1869–1909). Welcome home.

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   John Finley’s offhand remark about an Eliot House suite to a New York Times reporter captured the magic of the House during his mastership. What it failed to capture was the man responsible for it: Finley himself. Finley’s students knew he regarded Twain’s Huck Finn as America’s Odysseus. Fewer knew that Twain was a friend of Finley’s ...

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   Apr 19, 2012 · Eliot House residents who participate in the Eliot Boat Club, the intramural crew program, arrive at the launch at the boathouse along the Charles River. Yonatan Kogan ’12 (from second from left), Johnny Bassett ’12, Eddie Grom ’12, and Austin Glamser ’12 take a minute before heading out on the river. Members of one of Harvard’s ...

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   Feb 16, 2012 · George Kenty manages the Eliot House Woodshop and has an olfactory gift for smelling and identifying wood. Tools. From hammers to chisels, the tools are all here to help create the wooden object of your desire. Board stiff. Boards and blocks of wood wait to be transformed. Mousing around. This whimsical mouse is actually a doorstop. Craftsmanship

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   Is Eliot House a Harvard House?

   • The Harvard of Harvard Houses. Eliot House is one of twelve residential houses for upperclassmen at Harvard University and one of the seven original houses at the College. Opened in 1931, the house was named after Charles William Eliot, who served as president of the university for forty years (1869–1909). Welcome home.

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   Why was the Eliot House built?

   • Named in honor of Charles William Eliot, President of Harvard from 1869 to 1909, Eliot House was opened in 1931 as one of the seven original houses at the College. It was commissioned by Charles Eliot's successor, Abbot Lawrence Lowell, as a part of his House Plan designed to 'revitalize education and revive egalitarianism at Harvard College."

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   Where is Eliot House?

   • Eliot House is situated along the banks of the Charles River, at the intersection of Memorial Drive and John F. Kennedy Street (formerly Boylston Street), on a site that was previously occupied by an electric power plant (which must explain why Eliot House has never won the Green Cup for energy conservation!).

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   Why did Charles Eliot build the Harvard House?

   • It was commissioned by Charles Eliot's successor, Abbot Lawrence Lowell, as a part of his House Plan designed to 'revitalize education and revive egalitarianism at Harvard College." The House was built at a cost of $3 million from the benefaction of Edward Harkness (who also endowed the other six houses and the first colleges at Yale).

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   Is Eliot House a residential college?

   • Architecturally, Eliot House is an example of the typical residential college, modeled after the colleges of Oxford and Cambridge. It was designed by the prominent Boston architectural firm Shepley, Bulfinch, Richardson and Abbot and is organized around three open courts: the Forecourt, the Great Court, and the Master's Court.

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   What is The House of Elliott?

   • The House of Elliott is an independent gift shop selling a wonderful range of gifts, clothes, jewellery, and home accessories. Step over the threshold of this treasure trove into a magical array of unique and exceptional items. You're sure to find the perfect present and an irresistible treat for yourself too.

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8. harvardplanning.emuseum.com › sites › 922Eliot House – Buildings / Sites – Harvard PIRC

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   Eliot House. Address101, Dunster Street, Cambridge, MA, United States of America, 02138. Site Number922. Previous Building Number 923 Building Root Number 03263. Architect (Original) Coolidge, Shepley, Bulfinch, and Abbott. Dedicated 10/4/1931 Building Acquired 1931 Constructed 1931. Status Active.