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"Harvard House is a fine example of an Elizabethan town house. Rebuilt
in 1596, it was the home of Katherine Rogers, mother of John Harvard,
founder of Harvard University . Harvard House is the home of the
Museum of British pewter."

http://www.heritagecities.co.uk/stratford/heritage.asp and

"Another house well worth a visit is Harvard House. A fine example of
an Elizabethan town house. Rebuilt in 1596, it was the home of
Katherine Rogers, mother of John Harvard, founder of Harvard
University. The setting is perfect for the nationally important Neish
Collection of Pewter, which ranges from Roman times to the 19th
century."

http://www.london-sightseeing-guide.com/shakespearecountry.htm

I read (due to security? or location) the site of this house in
Stratford-on-Avon had once been reported in error, an address a few
doors down from Shakespeare's.

George Myers

I once cleaned dormitories first built at Stony Brook on the "Harvard
model" (better union than teaching assistants. Maybe a history of them
might include "Indian boarding houses"

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