Thayer Hall

Thayer Hall is one of the largest freshman dormitories on Harvard Yard. It was at times the home of American actor Jonathan Taylor Thomas and His Royal Highness Crown Prince Hamzah bin al Hussein of Jordan, as well as Steve Ballmer, E. E. Cummings, Arthur Schlesinger Jr., James Agee, Walter Isaacson, Perri Klass, Jonathan Mostow, Bernard Francis Law, Owen Wister, Andy Borowitz and Roy J. Glauber. (Source: Dorm History Search at http://hcs.harvard... more

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