Kirkland House is one of the 12 undergraduate houses at Harvard University, located near the Charles River in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Cambridge Massachusetts is a City in the Greater Boston area of Massachusetts, United States. It was named after John Thornton Kirkland, president of Harvard University from 1810 to 1828. John Thornton Kirkland (1770 – 1840 served as President of Harvard University from 1810 to 1828 Some of the buildings were built in 1914 but construction was not completed until 1933. Kirkland has fewer residents than most Houses at Harvard, but has nevertheless managed to win many intramural and house-spirit contests, most recently the 2006 Straus Cup. Before Harvard opted to use a lottery system to assign housing to upperclassmen, Kirkland was considered the "jock house" because its location near Anderson Bridge and the Soldiers Field made it a desirable home and convenient place to dine for Harvard athletes.
Kirkland House boasts many traditions such as its opening ceremony (complete with Minutemen reenactors playing the drums and fife as they process around the House, followed by the house masters, tutors, and students), Secret Santa week (an in-house-only series of gifts, jokes, and events) -- accompanied by bawdy skits in the dining hall, a winter dance nicknamed "IncestFest" (a debaucherous dance open only to members of the house), and the annual "Case Day," celebrated on the first Friday of spring semester, in which Kirkland House residents compete to finish a case of beer in 24 hours. The word tradition comes from the Latin traditionem acc of traditio which means "a giving up delivering up surrendering" and is used in a number of
Kirkland House has also hosted several celebrities and political guests over the years. During the race for the 2004 Democratic Presidential nominantion, Kirkland House hosted Richard Gephardt, Joe Lieberman, Dennis Kucinich, John Edwards, Wesley Clark, Howard Dean, Al Sharpton, and John Kerry, and held informal symposium with several political experts. Richard Andrew "Dick" Gephardt (born January 31, 1941) is a former prominent American politician of the Democratic Party. Joseph Isadore "Joe" Lieberman (born February 24 1942 is the junior United States Senator from Connecticut. Dennis John Kucinich (kuˈsɪnɪtʃ (born October 8[[ 946]] is a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives and was a candidate for Johnny Reid "John" Edwards (born June 10 1953 Wesley Kanne Clark, KBE (born December 23 1944 is a retired General of the United States Army. Howard Brush Dean III, (born November 17 1948 is an American Alfred Charles "Al" Sharpton Jr (born October 3 1954 is an American Baptist minister political and civil rights / Social justice } John Forbes Kerry (born December 11 1943 is an American Politician who is currently serving his fourth term as the junior United States Senator The Kirkland House dining hall has hosted luncheons honoring Queen Latifah, George Lopez, Jada Pinkett Smith, Salma Hayek, Laurence Fishburne, and Herbie Hancock among others, during the college's annual diversity celebration, "Cultural Rhythms. George Lopez (born April 23, 1961) is a Mexican American Comedian and Actor. Jada Koren Pinkett Smith (born Jada Koren Pinkett on September 18 1971 is an American Actor, probably best known for her roles in films such Salma Hayek Jiménez (born September 2, 1966) is a Mexican and American Laurence John Fishburne III (born July 30, 1961) is an American award-winning Actor of screen and stage, as well as Herbert Jeffrey Hancock ("Herbie" born April 12 1940 is a Jazz Pianist and Composer. " Kirkland is also annual host of the Harvard College Democrats' "Leadership Award Dinner," held every spring in Kirkland's dining hall. Recent award winners have been Alabama Congressman Artur Davis (in 2005), former Virginia Governor Mark Warner (in 2006) and Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius (in 2007). Artur Genestre Davis (born October 9 1967) is an American politician who has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Mark Robert Warner (born December 15, 1954) is an American politician and businessman from the U Kathleen Sebelius (née Gilligan)(born May 15, 1948) is currently serving as the 44th Governor of Kansas.
Kirkland House has a gym, lounge, game room, music rooms, and performance and event spaces for students. It also has a wall honoring the history of the Kirkland House Boat Club, which has won Harvard's intramural men's sweeps regatta more often than any other House. Most recently, Christopher T. Row, a resident tutor, art history doctoral candidate, and master of divinity student, led the KHBC to five consecutive victories and was awarded the title of "Admiral-for-Life. "
Kirkland House is located four blocks south of Harvard Yard, adjacent to Eliot House, and across Dunster Street from the Malkin Athletic Center. Harvard Yard is a grassy area of about twenty-five acres (01 km² adjacent to Harvard Square in Cambridge Massachusetts, which constitutes the oldest part Eliot House is one of twelve residential houses for upperclassmen at Harvard University. Sharing a kitchen with Eliot House, the two dining halls are known for the best food on campus, and Kirkland's staff is committed to providing exceptional customer service. Eliot House is one of twelve residential houses for upperclassmen at Harvard University.
The House Seal is a black cross with three silver stars on a red field.
Famous Kirkland alumni include Jeff Bingaman, Charles Murray (author), Franklin Raines, Wallace Shawn, Thomas Sowell, Pat Toomey, and Mark Zuckerberg. Jesse Francis "Jeff" Bingaman Jr (born October 3, 1943) is the junior U This article is about the political scientist For other people with the same name see Charles Murray (disambiguation. Franklin Delano Raines (born January 14, 1949 in Seattle Washington) is the former chairman and chief executive officer of the Federal National Mortgage Wallace Shawn (born November 12, 1943) sometimes credited as Wally Shawn, is an American Actor and playwright Thomas Sowell (born June 30, 1930) is an American Economist, social commentator and author of dozens of books Patrick Joseph "Pat" Toomey Sr (born November 17, 1961 in Providence Rhode Island) is a United States Politician Mark Elliot Zuckerberg, (born May 14, 1984) is an American computer programmer and entrepreneur
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