Welcome to Hollis Hall! Built in 1763, Hollis is one of the oldest dormitories in Harvard Yard. An example of colonial-…
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Welcome to Hollis Hall! Built in 1763, Hollis is one of the oldest dormitories in Harvard Yard. An example of colonial-era Georgian architecture, it was home to approximately 640 Continental Army soldiers during the Revolutionary War. Five musket balls from the era (photo 2) were discovered beneath the floorboards of Hollis Hall in 1959. In 1791, Harvard undergraduate Jonathan Fisher presented a "mathematical thesis"—detailed mathematical equations with drawings and diagrams for academic…