Dunster House | |
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Harvard University | |
Location | 945 Memorial Drive |
Coordinates | 42°22′07″N 71°06′58″W / 42.3686°N 71.1162°W |
Full name | Henry Dunster House |
Established | 1930 |
Named for | Henry Dunster |
Sister college | Berkeley College |
Faculty Deans | Sean Kelly and Cheryl Chen |
Dean | Gregory Davis |
HoCo chairs | Haley Kwoun and Avi Gulati [1] |
Tutors | 19 |
Website | dunster |
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Dunster House is one of twelve undergraduate residential houses at Harvard University. Built in 1930, it is one of the first two dormitories at Harvard University constructed under President Abbott Lawrence Lowell's House Plan and one of the seven Houses given to Harvard by Edward Harkness. In the early days, room rents varied based on the floor and the size of the room. Dunster was unique among Harvard dormitories for its sixth-story walk-up (it had no elevators); these rooms were originally rented by poorer students, such as Norman Mailer.
The House was named in honor of Henry Dunster, the first President of Harvard University.