Trivia
In 1860, Edward VII of the United Kingdom, then the Prince of Wales, visited Room 12 while on a visit to Harvard. The occupants at the time were Joseph Howe Wales and the geologist Samuel Franklin Emmons, both Class of 1861. The same room was visited by Grand Duke Alexis in 1871; the occupants were James Wade Gaff and Walker Hartwell, both Class of 1875.
Until 1860, Room 24 served as the library of Harvard's chapter of the Phi Beta Kappa Society and also housed the librarian, who kept the chapter's several hundred books in his study closet.
Holworthy is notable for having been the freshman dorm of several writers and producers of the The Simpsons who graduated in the 1980s — Al Jean '81, Bill Oakley '88, Conan O'Brien '85, and Mike Reiss '81. O'Brien referenced his time in Holworthy during his Class Day speech to the Harvard Class of 2000.
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