FDR Suite

  • All Hallows’ Eve

    From our haunted mirror to yours, Happy Halloween! The FDR Suite Restoration Project at Adams House, Harvard College is funded entirely through your contributions to the FDR Suite Foundation Inc,…

  • Home Stretch

    “They write me from Jordan and Marsh that the curtains are to be put up in your rooms today, so I hope you will be in order by tomorrow.” Sara…

  • Bird’s-Eye View of Harvard

    A while back, I acquired this wonderful 1895 bird’s-eye view of Harvard for the Suite, and I thought you might enjoy seeing it. (The original is 11 x 17;  click…

  • Lathrop’s Desk

    “The rooms look as if struck by sheet lightning, the sitting-room having the chairs and tables but no curtains or carpets. The bed is in place in my room and…

  • Adopt an Antique!

    I’m just back from the Brimfield Antiques Fair, the largest in the country. Held three times a year, it’s a truly amazing event, spread out along three miles of bucolic…

  • Presidential Pathways: A Walking Tour of Harvard

    The Harvard Alumni Association invites you to a collection series: Presidential Pathways: A Walking Tour of Harvard Featuring Michael Weishan, Author, PBS Host, President of the FDR Suite Foundation. Saturday,…