Next up for renewal: Winthrop

Next up for renewal: Winthrop River House's renovations, upgrades would begin after '16 Commencement Winthrop House is expected to be the next undergraduate residence to be renewed as part of the effort to reinvigorate Harvard College's historic House system, Dean Michael D. Smith of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) announced today. Under the plan, and pending final approvals in coming years, Winthrop will be taken offline for 15 months immediately following Commencement in 2016, and will reopen to undergraduates in the fall of 2017. The plans for Winthrop House follow the recent reopening of the renewed Stone Hall (the neo-Georgian portion of Quincy House that was formerly Old Quincy) and the ongoing construction on Leverett House's McKinlock Hall, and will follow the renewal of Dunster House scheduled to begin in June. The announcement also follows last Saturday's launch of the FAS Capital Campaign , at which it was revealed that House renewal and the "student experience" constitute one of the six main fundraising priorities. "Even as we confronted the fiscal challenges of the last few years, we've continued to make progress on House renewal. It's a top priority for the College, the FAS, and the University," Smith said. "It is also a major priority for the capital campaign.  The renewal of Stone Hall has been a terrific success, with great feedback so far from students and Quincy House administrators.