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  1. 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).

  2. college.harvard.edu › about › campusEliot House | Harvard

    • Eliot House Library
    • Eliot Grille
    • Eliot House Art Studio
    • The Golden Arm
    • Eliot House Dark Room

    While almost every residential house on campus has its own library, the beauty and coziness of the Eliot House Library can rival that of any other library on campus. Further, the library overlooks the Charles river and Harvard boathouses. This silent library gives Eliot students a formal, structured study space in the comfort of their home. During ...

    The Eliot Grille is one of the best hangout spots in Eliot and on campus as a whole. The checkered floors, flame-adorned walls, and fire-red booths give it the feel of a retro diner. During the day, many students come here with friends to study, play pool, or watch TV, and late at night, the kitchen opens. Student workers serve milkshakes, french f...

    The Eliot House Art Studio is a great haven in the house for students with all levels of artistic abilities. The studio is stocked with all of the art supplies one might need: paint, markers, pencils, paper, an easel and more! If students are interested, the house even hosts art classes for free!

    The Golden Arm is Eliot’s private movie theater. With Eliot branded theater chairs and movie posters along the walls, being in the Golden Arm feels like a true movie theater experience. In the past, Eliot house has had a film club that met every week to watch a movie that the whole house got to vote on. The House Committee gave grant money to the c...

    The professional-grade dark room in Eliot allows students to practice their film photography skills. Formerly home to the Harvard Photography Club, the Eliot’s dark room has traditionally been open to students outside of the house! Sadly, the Harvard Photography Club is no longer running, so the dark room is laying in wait for regular student use a...

  3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Eliot_HouseEliot House - Wikipedia

    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". Describing Eliot House in the late 1950s and early 1960s, author Alston Chase wrote ...

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  4. Eliot House is one of the 12 upperclassmen houses at Harvard, named after Charles Eliot, who served as president of the university for forty years and was responsible for some pretty great changes — like the introduction of the elective system and the construction of the Harvard Stadium, the Phillips Brooks House, and Johnston Gate. Often ...

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