Nothing to Fear But The Toilet Itself

As Harvard freshmen, Stephen Stromberg, Mike Donahue and Matt Ferrante lived in a typical cinder-block dorm. Now sophomores, they're bunking in a room with a notable history, its status denoted by a wall plaque: Franklin Delano Roosevelt lived in this room, 1900-1904. The Adams House suite, traditionally a professor's office, is housing students for the first time in decades. Above the original fireplace is a framed, handwritten letter from FDR to his parents; in the bathroom the sophomores use the original claw-foot tub and antique pull-chain toilet, which flushes with Niagara-like fury. "It's sort of a bizarre feeling to bathe where FDR bathed," says Stephen, a political junkie. Regarding the toilet, Matt says, "Knowing that we sit where he sat is, uh, interesting." They're... Read the full article with a Free Trial at MyWire. Premium Content Partnership | MyWire provides an in-depth online archive library of reference works.





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