Adams House is one of the twelve undergraduate houses at Harvard University, located between Harvard Square and the Charles River in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Named to commemorate John Adams, the second president of the United States, John Quincy Adams, the sixth, as well as other members of this illustrious clan, Adams is often regarded as Harvard's most historic House. It celebrated its 75th anniversary on the weekend of Oct. 6-8th, 2007.
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Adams House is one of the twelve undergraduate houses at Harvard University, located between Harvard Square and the Charles River in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Named to commemorate John Adams, the second president of the United States, John Quincy Adams, the sixth, as well as other members of this illustrious clan, Adams is often regarded as Harvard's most historic House. It celebrated its 75th anniversary on the weekend of Oct. 6-8th, 2007.
All but one of the buildings of Adams House were originally private "Gold Coast" dormitories built around 1900 to provide luxurious accommodation for rich Harvard undergraduates. They, along with the white clapboarded Apthorp House (1760), one of the most distinguished Colonial residences of Cambridge – now the Master's residence – predate the rest of Harvard's Houses by several decades. The current main entrance hall, Russell, which contains the common rooms, library, kitchen and dining areas, as well as the C-entry suites, was added to link the...
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