Harvard and its surroundings . professor of Hebrewand Oriental Oliver Wendell boughtthe estate, and from him itpassed to his son-in-law, theRev. Abiel Holmes, author ofAmerican Annals andfather of Oliver WendellHolmes. From this familycomes the name by which the place is now known. In this house the linesto Old Ironsides were written. The pi-operty now belongs to the college,and the house is the residence of William Everett, a son of Edward Everett,and until recently a professor in the college. West of Holmes House (18), between Kirkland Street and North Avenue,stands — 19. Tha
Harvard and its surroundings . professor of Hebrewand Oriental Oliver Wendell boughtthe estate, and from him itpassed to his son-in-law, theRev. Abiel Holmes, author ofAmerican Annals andfather of Oliver WendellHolmes. From this familycomes the name by which the place is now known. In this house the linesto Old Ironsides were written. The pi-operty now belongs to the college,and the house is the residence of William Everett, a son of Edward Everett,and until recently a professor in the college. West of Holmes House (18), between Kirkland Street and North Avenue,stands — 19. Thayer Commons Hall. In 1864 Nathaniel Thayer gave Si,000 toaid in providing a place where students could obtain a sufficient quantity ofwholesome and nutritious food at cost. In the following year a part of anold railroad station-house, that had been bought by the college, was convertedinto a commons, in charge of the summum horniin, i. e., Queen Goody, asthe chief of the bedmakers is designated by students. The commons, con-. Holmes House (18).
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