Did You Know?

Baker House trivia...

• Memorial Drive is named in honor of those who died in World War I
  • Until 1922, Memorial Drive was called Charles River Road
• What is the name of Building W7 ?
  • The "SD" stamped on the room keys stood for "Senior Dorm"
    • Only the MIT Facilities folks called Building W7 "Senior Dorm"
  • When it was being built, the students called it "New Senior House"
    • Or "the pregnant worm"
  • When it was dedicated in 1949, Building W7 was called the "New Dormitory"
  • It was renamed the "Everett Moore Baker House" in 1950
• The 3d-west Lounge is named for Granville Sheldon
  • Granville Sheldon was the House Manager in the mid-1950s
• Our nine-foot Chickering concert grand piano was a gift from a (now deceased) Baker alumnus
• Everett Moore Baker belonged to Delta Kappa Epsilon (ΔΚΕ) at Dartmouth College
• The Julie Fassett Garden is named for the wife of Dean Frederick Fassett
  • That's the garden across Amherst Alley from our main entrance
  • You know, the shortcut to the Kresge parking lot
• The TDC building next door at 372 Memorial Drive belonged -- up until 1966 -- to Dean and Mrs. Frederick Fassett.
  • Dean Fassett was Baker House's first Faculty Resident
  • He didn't move very far when he moved out of the dorm...
  • Dean Fassett retired in 1966

Trivia Quizzes/Contests

• 1999 (courtesy of Tyler Callahan)
• 2000 (courtesy of Tyler Callahan)
• 2001 (courtesy of Tyler Callahan)
• 2002 (courtesy of Tyler Callahan)