# Facilities & Special Rooms ## expand\_more \* Room reservable on RoomBook. ## **The Dome** **Mastadon Room** (217): Essentially the Eliot JCR. Only reservable by HoCo, Tutors, House staff.Accessible 7am - 11pm by card swipe. **The Trunk** (223): General purpose quiet study / gathering space, with a grand piano. Accessible by card swipe 7am - 11pm. **\*The Tusk** (103): A small dining room, adjacent to the dining hall, reservable for gatherings and meetings. **Elephant Room** (230): General purpose study / gathering space. Open access, not reservable. **Elephunk Room** (230a): AKA the Record Room. Comfy seating, classic vinyl, record player and audio studio equipment. Key can be checked out from Paul's office. **Fitness Room** (240): For exercise and mind / body balance. **Yoga Studio** (234): For exercise and mind / body balance. **Music Room** (235): Music practice space with some equipment. Key may be checked out from Paul's office. **Library**: For learning and improving your mind. Includes small collection of books from the Eliot Library. Eliot Books should not leave the Library! **\*Paradiso** (326): A quiet place to gather with friends and relax. It's paradise! **Inferno** (426): Not a Grille, but it's still HOT! ## The Prescotts (20-20A and 22-24 Prescott St.) **Fitness Room** (20 basement): Cardio equipment and free weights, for exercise and mind / body balance. **Common Rooms** (20A-17, 24-6): foosball (24-6), small kitchens, coxiness. ## Hampden (8 Plympton St.) **\*Common Room** (43): TV, printer, foosball, shabby chique. Also a kitchen, which can be reserved! ## Fairfax (1306 Mass Ave.) **\*The Golden Arm Cinema** (209): The magic of the movies! And a pool table! Reservable Fridays and Saturdays via RoomBook. ## Ridgely (65 Mt. Auburn St.) **Common Room** (23): Foosball, camaraderie. **Returning to Eliot in Fall 2027:** **Dance Studio** A wonderful practice space, the dance studio comes complete with a mirrored wall. It is available to both individuals and larger groups, and it hosts occasional dance and yoga classes. **F.O. Matthiessen Room** The Matthiessen Room is named in memory of Eliot House’s first Senior Tutor, F.O. Matthiessen (1902-50), a distinguished scholar of English and American literature, a social activist, and a political thinker. The room contains 1700 volumes from Matthiessen’s professional library as well as most of his manuscripts. In addition, the collection includes books and manuscripts by a number of his contemporaries including T. S. Eliot, Perry Miller, Theodore Spencer, Wallace Stevens, and William Carlos Williams. The room’s holdings are available for research purposes to Eliot House students of American literature and culture. **Grille** The Eliot grille boasts great burgers and sandwiches, a large selection of malts and smoothies. And mozzarella sticks! Crimson Cash accepted. The Grille is also available for parties, shoot Sue Weltman, an email to reserve it. **Woodshop** Eliot House has its own non-resident tutor for woodworking and design - George Kenty - who is in charge of the woodshop in the basement. George and fellow woodshop tutor Andrew Meersand, hold safety orientations. Once students have successfully passed the safety orientation they can attend Wednesday evening open hours to work on projects under George and Andrew's supervision and assistance. Students can bring their own project or ask the woodshop tutors for a suggestion. **Darkroom** The Eliot Darkroom will return!