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Lowell House | |
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Residential House at Harvard University | |
Harvard University | |
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Location | 10 Holyoke Place |
Coordinates | 42°22′15″N 71°07′05″W / 42.37078°N 71.11818°W |
Motto | Occasionem Cognosce ("Recognize Opportunity") (Latin) |
Established | 1930 |
Named for | Abbott Lawrence Lowell and the Lowell family |
Colours | Blue, White |
Sister college | Pierson College |
Faculty Deans | David Laibson and Nina Zipser |
Undergraduates | 400 |
Called | Lowellians |
Website | www |
Lowell House is one of twelve undergraduate residential Houses at Harvard University, located at 10 Holyoke Place facing Mount Auburn Street between Harvard Yard and the Charles River. Officially, it is named for the Lowell family, but an ornate ALL woven into the ironwork above the main gate discreetly alludes to Abbott Lawrence Lowell, Harvard's president at the time of construction. Its majestic neo-Georgian design, centered on two landscaped courtyards, received the 1938 Harleston Parker Medal and might be considered the model for later Harvard houses nearby. Lowell House is simultaneously close to the Yard, Harvard Square, and other Harvard "River" houses, and its blue-capped bell tower, visible for many miles, is a local landmark.