Dunster House

Dunster House
Harvard University
The central tower of Dunster House
Location945 Memorial Drive
Coordinates42°22′07″N 71°06′58″W / 42.3686°N 71.1162°W / 42.3686; -71.1162
Full nameHenry Dunster House
Established1930
Named forHenry Dunster
Sister collegeBerkeley College
Faculty DeansSean Kelly and Cheryl Chen
DeanGregory Davis
HoCo chairsHaley Kwoun and Avi Gulati [1]
Tutors19
Websitedunster.harvard.edu
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Dunster House is located in Massachusetts
Dunster House
Location in Massachusetts

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.

  1. ^ "HoCo".