Winthrop House
Address966, Memorial Drive, Cambridge, MA, United States of America, 02138
Site Number960
Building Root Number
03330
Architect (Renewal)
Beyer Blinder Belle
Architect (Original)
Shepley, Rutan & Coolidge
Building Acquired
1916
Constructed 1916
Renewed 2016
Constructed 1916
Renewed 2016
StatusActive
Site Name HistoryWinthrop House is named after two John Winthrops, who participated in, benefited from, and supported the practice of human enslavement. The elder John Winthrop served as the first Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, and the younger, a descendent of Governor Winthrop, was the Hollis Professor of Mathematics and Natural Philosophy at Harvard and served as the President of the College from 1773-1774.Historical NotesWinthrop House is one of Harvard's twelve undergraduate residential communities. It includes Standish Hall and Gore Hall built in 1916, 103 Plympton Street and 111 Plympton Street, a private residence acquired by Harvard in 1932, and Beren Hall, a new addition to Gore Hall in 2016. All of the structures were renovated as a part of the Riverhouse Renewal program in 2016.Additional InformationHarvard University Archives. Construction Management Records, ca. 1953-1986. Harvard University Archives call number UAV 298.8000
Weber, Paul J. Photographs of Harvard University Buildings and Grounds Taken by Paul J. Weber, Ca. 1929-1931 and 1939. Harvard University Archives call number HUV 2329
Photographic Views of Gore Hall, Standish Hall, and Winthrop House, 1913-1957. (1913). Harvard University Archives call number HUV 660
Descriptive pamphlets of the buildings included in the House Plan - Adams House, Dunster House, Eliot House, Kirkland House, Leverett House, Lowell House, John Winthrop House 1930-1931, HOLLIS number 003160105.
Heskel, Julia. Shepley Bulfinch Richardson and Abbott: Past to Present. Shepley Bulfinch Richardson and Abbott, 1999.
“Recent Collegiate Architecture.” The Brickbuilder, Nov. 1914, p.259-268, https://books.google.com/books?id=AVhNAQAAMAAJ&lpg=PA262&ots=sHZ8a31CFJ&dq.
“Harvard Regiment Put in Freshman Dormitories.” Daily Boston Globe, 26 Jun 1917, p. 3.
“Seven Harvard Colleges Where One Grew Before.” Daily Boston Globe, 27 Sep. 1931, p. B2.
“Pres Lowell Leads Harvard Unit Survey.” Daily Boston Globe, 26 Sep. 1931, p. 13.
“House Profiles.” The Harvard Crimson [Cambridge, MA], 20 Mar. 1963, https://www.thecrimson.com/article/1963/3/20/house-profiles-pbia-foreword-to-freshmenib.
"Harvard Names Five New House Units." Daily Boston Globe, 13 May 1930, p. 9.
“Harvard Freshmen Begin College Life in the Middle: President Lowell’s Plan of Freshmen Dormitories Means That the Entering Class Will Not Live the Same Life of Servitude as Did His Predecessors.” The Hartford Courant (1887-1922), Hartford Courant, 1 Nov. 1914, p. X3.
Furigay, Junina and Shimozaki, Kenton K. “Ahead of Schedule and Under Budget, Winthrop House Reopens.” Harvard Crimson, 30 Aug. 2017, https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2017/8/30/new-winthrop-opens/.
Anasu, Laya and Conway, Madeline R. “Winthrop House To Be Renovated in 2016-2017.” Harvard Crimson, 30 Oct. 2013, https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2013/10/30/winthrop-house-fourth-renovated/.
Aspelund, Karl M. and Bernhard, Meg P. “Winthrop East Construction Will Likely Begin Before Summer 2016 | News | The Harvard Crimson.” Harvard Crimson, 4 Mar. 2015, https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2015/3/4/winthrop-east-house-renewal/.
Le, Quynh-Nhu. “Winthrop Renewal Plans Include Addition to Gore Hall | News | The Harvard Crimson.” Harvard Crimson, 12 Feb. 2015, https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2015/2/12/winthrop-renewal-plans-addition/.
Le, Quynh-Nhu. “Winthrop Residents Will Remain In House Next Year.” Harvard Crimson, 29 Mar. 2015, https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2015/3/29/winthrop-no-swing-housing/.
Furigay, Junina and Shimozaki, Kenton K. “Winthrop House Renovation Will Be Completed By August.” Harvard Crimson, 27 Jan. 2017, https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2017/1/27/winthrop-renewal-finish-early/.
Paterson, R. Blake. “Architects Update Plans For Winthrop Renewal Addition.” Harvard Crimson, 5 Nov. 2015, https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2015/11/5/architects-update-winthrop-plans/.
“University Buys Lot Adjacent to Winthrop House.” Harvard Crimson, 25 Nov. 1932, https://www.thecrimson.com/article/1932/11/25/university-buys-lot-adjacent-to-winthrop/.
Le, Quynh-Nhu. “Winthrop Affiliates Excited About Renewal Possibilities.” Harvard Crimson, 13 Feb. 2015, https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2015/2/13/winthrop-east-house-renewal/.
“Renewed Winthrop House Welcomes Back Students under One Roof.” Harvard Magazine, Sept. 2017, https://harvardmagazine.com/2017/09/renewed-winthrop-house-reopens.
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John A. Kaneb Courtyard
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