The Owl Club Harvard Square – GM Building Co.

THE OWL CLUB HARVARD SQUARE

THIS RENOVATION WAS MORE OUT OF SAFETY. THE CLUB MEMBERS WERE CLIMBING OUT THE WINDOW IN ORDER TO SET UP A STAGE LIKE SETTING ON THE ROOF OF THERE DINING HALL SO INSTEAD OF REPRIMANDING THE PROPERTY MANAGER DECIDED TO GIVE THEM A DOOR AND A DECK.

THE OWL CLUB WAS ESTABLISHED ON MARCH 20TH 1896 AS A SECRET SOCIETY NAMED ALPHA-EPSILON WHICH IS GREEK FOR '“PIPE AND MUG”

FORTUNATELY HISTORICAL COMMITTEES ARE STRICT ON VISUAL ASPECTS WHICH ALLOWS US TO USE PVC OR COMPOSITE MATERIALS WHICH IS GOOD FOR MAINTAINING AND DURABILITY.

IN THE FOREGROUND OF THIS PICTURE YOU MAY NOTICE A POOL TABLE. THIS PARTICULAR ROOM WAS THE GAMEROOOM

BEING THE GAME ROOM THERE WAS A SOLID 1-1/2 INCH THICK BENCH SEAT GOING AROUND THE PERIMETER OF THE ROOM THAT WAS INSTALLED IN 1905 WHEN THE BUILDING WAS COMPLETED.