Leverett House is one of twelve residence houses for upperclass undergraduates (who have already completed their first year) at Harvard University. It is situated along the north bank of the Charles River in Cambridge and consists of McKinlock Hall, constructed in 1925, and two 12-story towers built in the 1960s. The Charles River is a small relatively short River in Massachusetts, USA, that separates Boston from Cambridge and
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Structure
The bulk of McKinlock Hall consists of 5 entryways, each of which leads to four or five floors of suites for approximately 25 students. McKinlock also serves as the center of Leverett social life: it houses the Leverett Dining Hall, the Junior and Senior Common Rooms, the Old Library Theatre, the Master's Residence, and several other common spaces.
The Leverett Towers (commonly referred to as F- and G-Tower since the entryways in McKinlock span A-E), on the other hand, serve a primarily residential function. Each tower consists primarily of singles and doubles and holds approximately 150 students. The top floors of the towers - especially those facing south - boast outstanding views of the Boston skyline and the Charles River for the students lucky enough to live there. The ground floor of G-Tower features a common area that house residents have nicknamed the "G-spot. " The ground floor of F-tower includes class and meeting spaces as well as several house offices. Between the towers and McKinlock sits the Leverett Library, which was constructed along with the towers and has won awards for its innovative design. The ground floor of the library building houses the superintendent's office.
History
Leverett House was named after John Leverett (whose grandfather, John Leverett had been the governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony), who was President of Harvard from 1708 to 1724. John Leverett ( August 25, 1662 &ndash May 3, 1724) was an early American Lawyer, politician and educator John Leverett (1616 &ndash March 16, 1679) was a colonial magistrate merchant soldier and governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. The Massachusetts Bay Colony (sometimes called the Massachusetts Bay Company, for the institution that founded it was an English settlement on the east coast of North America Leverett's election was one of the significant turning points for Harvard, for every President before him had been a clergyman. Leverett was a leader of the liberal movement in the Congregational Church and he opposed the powerful clergymen Increase and Cotton Mather, who had attempted to impose upon the College a new charter containing a loyalty oath that would have refused appointment to the faculty of anyone not willing to acknowledge the primacy of Biblical scripture. Congregational churches are Protestant Christian churches practicing Congregationalist church governance, in which each congregation independently Increase Mather ( June 21 1639 &ndash August 23 1723) was a major figure in the early history of the Massachusetts Bay Colony Cotton Mather (February 12 1663 &ndash February 13 1728 AB 1678 ( Harvard College) A Leverett, during his tenure as president, improved the quality of instruction in the College and maintained the position of Harvard in the critical years when Yale was becoming a formidable rival.
In the mid-1920s, Harvard constructed student residences on the banks of the recently dammed Charles River, residences initially occupied by freshmen. The Charles River is a small relatively short River in Massachusetts, USA, that separates Boston from Cambridge and McKinlock Hall, built in 1925, was one of those original buildings. The building was donated by the family of Lieut. George Alexander McKinlock Jr. , a Harvard graduate who was killed by a German machine gun near Soissons in 1918. The Battle of Soissons in 1918 was a World War I battle waged during July 18 - 22, 1918 between American and German troops With the formation of Leverett House in 1930-31, Mather Hall, across Mill Street, was built along with the present dining hall and Master's residence. Six squash courts were also constructed, adjacent to Mather Hall. Leverett remained in that configuration until the early 1960s when the College expanded and new Houses were added. Mather Hall became a part of Quincy House, the squash courts were lost, and the Leverett Towers were built. Quincy House is one of the twelve upperclass residential houses of Harvard University, located on Plympton Street between Harvard Yard and the Charles River The Saltonstall family gave money for a new library in honor of the ten generations of Saltonstalls who had attended Harvard, and the House offices moved to the first floor of F tower. In 1983, McKinlock was renovated, and at that time a new entrance to the dining hall was constructed.
The first Master of the House was Kenneth Murdoch, Professor of English and Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences. The second Master was Leigh Hoadley, a biologist interested in the development of animals. The third Master was John Conway, an historian and bachelor for most of his tenure at the House. John Conway may refer to John B Conway, mathematician functional analyst George Washington University John Horton Conway, mathematician He married his wife Jill in Leverett House in the early 60s, and later they were at Smith College where she served as President. Smith College is a private, independent women's liberal arts college located in Northampton Massachusetts. Richard Gill, an economist, was the fourth Master. Richard T Gill held several teaching and administrative positions at Harvard over a period of twenty-two years Master Gill was a wonderful bass and sang each year in the Leverett House Opera—a fixture in the House. While Master he auditioned for the New York City Opera and was offered a contract. New York State Theater by David Shankbonejpg|thumb| New York State Theater]] The New York City Opera (NYCO is based in Philip Johnson 's New York State He accepted and left Harvard, economics, and Leverett to begin a new career, first with the New York City Opera, and later with the Metropolitan Opera. New York State Theater by David Shankbonejpg|thumb| New York State Theater]] The New York City Opera (NYCO is based in Philip Johnson 's New York State The Metropolitan Opera Association of New York City, founded in April 1880 is a major presenter of all types of opera including Grand Opera.
The fifth Master, Kenneth Andrews, was appointed in 1971. Kenneth (Andy Andrews is an assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. During his tenure the Houses became coeducational and Leverett had for the first time a Co-Master, Carolyn Andrews. Ken Andrews was a professor at the Business School (the first Business School faculty member to be appointed Master), and during Harvard's 350th anniversary celebration, was one of the 20 individuals receiving Harvard Medals for distinguished service to the University. His citation read: "He understands, as Mark Twain never did, how business works best; his writings elucidate the complex subject to the benefit of his Harvard colleagues and of managers everywhere. " Renowned biologist John Dowling and his wife Judith were appointed as the sixth Masters of Leverett House in 1981. John Dowling may refer to John Dowling (musician John Dowling (pastor John Dowling (rugby league Finally, in 1998, Howard Georgi and his wife Ann, were appointed as the seventh Masters. Howard Mason Georgi III, born in 1947 in San Bernardino California, is Harvard College Professor and Mallinckrodt Professor of Physics at Harvard Howard and Ann, more commonly known as Chief and Coach respectively, are beloved for their house pride (Chief is rarely seen without a Leverett House tee shirt on), their three dogs, and their "monkeybread", a delicious cinnamon-flavored treat that is extraordinarily popular among Leverett students.
People
Notable alumni of Leverett House include Timothy Crouse, Al Jean, Anthony Lake, Steven Levitt, Mike Reiss, Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Sydney Schanberg, Pete Seeger, Laurence Tribe, John Weidman, and Cornel West. Timothy Crouse is an American Journalist and Writer. It's said that he got hooked on theater at age four when Al Jean (born January 9, 1961 Detroit Michigan) is a Television comedy writer best known for his work on The Simpsons Anthony Lake (born April 2, 1939) is an American diplomat, political figure, and academic. Steven David "Steve" Levitt (born May 29, 1967) is a prominent American Economist best known for his work on crime in particular on Michael "Mike" Reiss (born September 15, 1959) is an American television comedy writer John Glover Roberts Jr (born January 27 1955) is the seventeenth and current Chief Justice of the United States. Sydney Hillel Schanberg (born January 17, 1934 in Clinton Massachusetts) is an American Journalist who is best known for his coverage Peter "Pete" Seeger (born May 3 1919 is an American folk singer political Activist, and a key figure in the mid-20th century American Laurence Henry Tribe (born October 10, 1941) is a professor of Constitutional law at Harvard Law School and the Carl M John Weidman (born September 25 1946 is an American librettist. Cornel Ronald West (born June 2, 1953) is a Scholar, Public intellectual, Philosopher, Critic, Pastor, Yo-Yo Ma was a music tutor for the house. This is an Anglicized version of the Chinese name "Ma Yo-yo" the family name is " Ma " Archibald MacLeish, Perry Miller, and Lillian Hellman lived on the top of F-Tower; ominously, both Dashiell Hammett and Italo Calvino died immediately after contracting to live there. Archibald MacLeish ( May 7, 1892 – April 20, 1982) was an American Poet, Writer and the Librarian Perry G Miller ( February 25, 1905, Chicago USA - December 9, 1963) was an American intellectual Historian Lillian Florence Hellman ( June 20, 1905 &ndash June 30, 1984) was an American playwright linked throughout her life with many Samuel Dashiell Hammett ( May 27, 1894 — January 10, 1961) was an American Author of Hardboiled detective Italo Calvino ( October 15, 1923 &ndash September 19, 1985) (ˈiːtalo kalˈviːno was an Italian journalist and writer of short
Trivia
The House Shield is characterized by a rabbit motif, inspired by the similarities of the House's name to the word "leveret" (with one "t") which means young hare. Hares and jackrabbits are Leporids belonging to the Genus Lepus. The official house colors are black and yellow, appearing on the earliest House paraphernalia that can be found. However, the combinations of black and red as well as green and yellow are often used. Annual t-shirt designs usually feature some combination of those four colors. Leverett House has a sister house at Yale, Timothy Dwight College. Timothy Dwight College, commonly abbreviated and referred to as "TD" is a residential college at Yale University named after two university presidents Timothy
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