Senate House

Senate House is a term frequently used to describe the main administrative building of a university.

Buildings called Senate House include:

  • Senate House (University of Cambridge) of the University of Cambridge
  • Senate House (University of London) of the University of London
  • Senate House (University of Madras) of the University of Madras
  • Senate House (University of Peradeniya) of the University of Peradeniya
  • Senate House State Historic Site, in Kingston, New York, where the state of New York was established in 1777.

Famous quotes containing the words senate and/or house:

    “This is a Senate of equals, of men of individual honor and personal character, and of absolute independence. We know no masters, we acknowledge no dictators. This is a hall for mutual consultation and discussion; not an arena for the exhibition of champions.”
    —Daniel Webster (1782–1852)

    “Then the master said to the slave, Go out into the roads and lanes, and compel people to come in, so that my house may be filled.”
    —Bible: New Testament, Luke 14:23.