Danforth House

Danforth House, named after Elizabeth ‘Ibby’ Danforth—wife of William Danforth, who served as Chancellor from 1971-1995—is the largest freshman dorm on the South 40. The four-story modern dorm houses a total of 180 residents. Danforth is also one of three dorms that make up the William Greenleaf Eliot Residential College, which was established in 1998. The residential college, nicknamed “WGE,” (pronounced wig-ee) maintains traditions like WGE Waffles, held once a month, and WGE on the Water, an annual canoe trip.