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Eliot House Residents Keep Movie Night Tradition Alive Amid House Renovations

Though ongoing renovations have spread Eliot House residents across Harvard Square, students are bonding through a longtime house tradition – weekly movie nights.

Laundry Room Westmorly Court of Adams House
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Adams Partners With HSA For Free Laundry After Machines Break Down

Harvard Student Agencies gained a new customer for its wash-and-fold laundry services: Adams House residents.

Eliot House Renovations
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Eliot Construction Noise Presents a Problem for Kirkland Neighbors

Eliot House is undergoing sweeping renovations that will last through 2027 — and neighboring Kirkland residents hear it loud and clear.

Adams House New Renovated Fireplace
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Adams Replaced Its Racist Fireplace. Now, Harvard Wants It Gone for Good.

The fireplace, which sits in the A entryway of Westmorly Hall, formerly depicted derogatory sculptures of African, Native American, and Asian figures that were rediscovered in a Crimson investigation in 2022.

Faculty Deans at Portrait Unveiling
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Adams Alumni Go Nuts for Newly Renovated House

More than 200 Adams House alumni returned to their former house this weekend to celebrate the end of renovations that brought increased accessibility and updated features to the 94-year-old House.

Scooters Parked Outside Adams House
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Scooters Damage Stonework in Newly Renovated Adams House

From blocking hallways to chipping historic stone staircases, scooters are posing challenges in the newly renovated Adams House.

Outside Flooded Adams House, Harvard Campus Services Staff Dig Sludge out of Gutter
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Heavy Rain Causes Leaks in Newly Renovated Adams House

The rainwater infiltrated Westmorly Court in multiple locations, spewing into part of the dining hall and forming a large pool of water outside the Bow and Arrow Press room. The dorm opened in August for the first time in more than 2 years, though much of the property is still under construction.

Adams House Renovated Dining Hall Patio
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As Adams House Buildings Reopen, Residents Say Renovations Were Worth the Wait

Two Adams House dormitories — Russell Hall and Westmorly Court — opened their doors this fall to residents, who said they were “very pleased" with the long-awaited renovations even as parts of the House remain closed off behind bolted doors and stretch wrap.

New Eliot Dining Hall at The Dome
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‘Honestly, I’m Fine with It’: Eliot Residents Settle In to the Inn as Renovations Begin

Eliot House students are scattered across Harvard Square as their House is renovated — and many of them don’t seem to mind.

Eliot House
House Life

Eliot Renovations To Proceed As Planned Amid Funding Uncertainty

Renovations to Eliot House are on schedule to begin after Commencement and conclude by fall 2027 — despite financial uncertainty causing the University to tighten its belt.

Head of the Charles Boat in Front of Eliot
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Students Express Concern about Renovations to Eliot’s Bernstein Piano Room

As Eliot House prepares for extensive renovations, students expressed concern over the plans to remove a historic piano, donated to the house by Leonard Bernstein ’39, over spring break.

Freshman Housing Preference Graphic
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‘My Heart’s Broken’: Freshmen Fear Renovations, the Quad As Housing Day Approaches

Ahead of Housing Day on March 13, when first-year students are randomly assigned to one of the College’s 12 undergraduate houses, some students hope they do not get Eliot — which will be renovated over the next two years. Others expressed perennial worries about walks to Mather and the Quad.

Eliot House and the Charles River
House Life

Eliot House Renewal to Begin Construction in June

Residents of Eliot House, one of Harvard’s undergraduate residential houses, have one more semester in their main building before renovations begin next June, according to Cameron Borgasano, Director of Undergraduate House Renewal Program.

Bow & Arrow Press
House Life

Historic Bow & Arrow Press Will Move to Lamont Library Following Adams House Eviction

Bow & Arrow will be run by Houghton Library’s Printing and Graphic Arts department, though the library has not yet announced a timeline for when operations will begin.

Dilapidated Dorms Feature Graphic
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Dilapidated Dorms: How Harvard Undergrads Cope with Run-Down Housing

Some students say they’ve grown accustomed to living with rodents and the occasional maintenance problem in dilapidated houses. But for others, housing problems raise broader concerns about how run-down living spaces may detract from quality of life at Harvard.

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