Harvard College | October 6, 2017

Winthrop House renovated and expanded

Undergraduates return to newly improved digs.

From The November-December 2017 Issue

**The Winthrop House library** | Photograph by Peter Vanderwarker

**A new rooftop terrace** | Photograph by Peter Vanderwarker

The Gore Hall courtyard
Photograph by Peter Vanderwarker

The old made new. Winthrop House, renovated and expanded, welcomed undergraduates back this fall. Those who still read books have a gorgeously refreshed library in which to do so. House amenities include this new rooftop terrace, and an extended terrace in the refurbished Gore Hall courtyard. The contractors have moved on to Lowell House, where the renewal will take two years (students are in swing spaces now; see Brevia, on the diaspora). Consult harvardmag.com/new-winthrop-17 for a full Winthrop tour.

Published in the November-December 2017 print issue under the headline “Winthrop House—Renewed,” in the John Harvard's Journal section.

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