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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).
Traditions. Before Harvard opted to use a lottery system to assign residences to upperclassmen (beginning with the class of 1999), Eliot was known as a 'prep' house, providing accommodation to the university's social elite, and being known as "more Harvard than Harvard".
Eliot House is one of the 12 residential colleges at Harvard, named after Charles Eliot, the president who introduced the elective system. Learn about its history, architecture, traditions, and faculty deans.
Eliot House is named after Charles William Eliot, Harvard's president from 1896 to 1909. It offers students a library, a grille, an art studio, a movie theater, a dark room, and more.
3 days ago · Eliot House, known for its iconic belltower and southwest gate that opens to the Charles River, will be the next undergraduate residence to undergo significant renovations as part of Harvard’s long-term House Renewal project. The design phase of Eliot House renewal began in January, with architecture firm KieranTimberlake.
Apr 19, 2012 · For Eliot, rowing was one of the true honorable sports. (Tennis was the other.) And at Eliot House, the river House named for Harvard’s longest-serving president, crew is king. The Eliot House courtyard graciously opens out onto the Charles and the boathouse.
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.”.
