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His letters of recommendation were legendary for the opportunities they created. Under Finley, Eliot House received more Rhodes Scholarships than most colleges. Eliot House celebrates the life and legacy of a remarkable figure who would be described as “a living embodiment of Harvard.” Many knew Finley’s magisterial public persona, but ...
Eliot House sits on the site formerly occupied by the Boston Elevated power house. It was funded by a gift of Edward Stephen Harkness. Eliot House initially housed male students and became co-educational in 1972 then opened to Radcliffe College women. A central kitchen connected to Kirkland House was expanded in 1988.
Eliot House is rich in lore and legacy. If the House were in London, it would be covered in the blue plaques that mark distinguished residents and cultural significance. Finley’s legacy is similarly rich, and yet the story of his years at Eliot House — years of vital importance for the university and the country — has never been told.
Assistant Dean of Harvard College. Lecturer in Anthropology. Hello Eliot! I am thrilled to start my fifth year as Resident Dean of Eliot House. I am joined at Eliot by my husband, Ajay Sonalkar, and our eight-year-old son, Ziv. I grew up in a tiny town (population=2500!) in rural Missouri (in case you were wondering, yes there were definitely ...
Eliot has also earned the distinction of being the only House to require that its members pay $65 in dues. This fee allows students admittance to Eliot’s storied formals, but thankfully those eligible can look to the Student Events Fund to offset the sum. These dues only add to Eliot’s reputation as the most exclusive non-club on campus.
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
The house was acquired by the T. S. Eliot Foundation in 2015, and now functions as a Writer’s Retreat, open to poets, playwrights, essayists and editors by referral only. S. Eliot grew up between Missouri and Massachusetts, between St Louis and New England – an arrangement that marked his poetry as it marked his life.
