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Overview
There are three residences in this part of Governor’s Corner – EAST House (also known as Treat), Murray House, and Yost House. Each house is small and autonomous and home to approximately 60 students.
The Education and Society Academic Theme House is located in EAST (Treat) House.
Students who live in a small-group house feel a strong sense of self-reliance, and residents share responsibilities for planning house activities, both social and educational. Resident Assistants in each house guide students to see that the house runs smoothly, that problems get solved, and that house activities reflect the social and educational interests and needs of residents.
These three houses were renovated during the summer of 2011.
The independent houses in Governor’s Corner opened for student residents in 1982. Named for Payson Jackson Treat, first Ph.D in history (East Asian studies), Augustus Taber Murray, classicist (Greek), Quaker, athlete and spiritual leader, and Mary Yost, Dean of Women and Associate Professor of English, the independent houses, establish awareness and experience in various cultures, languages, and global issues.
For information on the accessibility of residences for both living and visiting, please reference our Undergraduate Residences Accessibility Summary chart.
General Information
| Residence Name | Governor’s Corner – EAST (Treat), Murray, Yost Map |
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Neighborhood |
Westside | ||
| Navigation Address | EAST (Treat) House: Murray House: Yost House: |
554 Governor’s Avenue 566 Governor’s Avenue 574 Governor’s Avenue Stanford, CA 94305 |
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| Housing Front Desk |
Governor’s Corner at Elliott Program Center |
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Residence Type |
Small Group Houses | ||
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Custodial Service |
University managed | ||
| Dining Service |
Dining in EAST, Yost and Murray is run by Stanford Dining and includes both a meal plan and an open kitchen. |
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Co-ed Type |
Co-ed on each floor | ||
| Common Areas |
East (Treat) House has a lobby and lounge, computer cluster, seminar room, kitchen, servery, dining room, laundry room, two balconies and a deck, and outside barbecue grill. Murray has a lobby, lounge, kitchen, servery, dining room, computer cluster, laundry room, and a deck and outside barbecue grill. Yost House has a lobby, lounge, study room, computer cluster, kitchen, servery, dining room, laundry room, balcony, a deck, and outside barbecue grill. |
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Residences
| EAST House* (Theme House) |  |
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| EAST House |  |
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| Murray House*(Theme House) |  |
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| Murray Lounge |  |
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| Yost House*(Theme House) |  |
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| Yost Kitchen |  |
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House Facts
| EAST (Treat) House (Theme House) |
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Configuration |
Upperclass |
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Co-ed type |
Co-ed on each floor |
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Focus |
Education and Society Theme House, |
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Murray House (Theme House) |
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Configuration |
Upperclass |
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Co-ed type |
Co-ed on each floor |
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Yost House Theme House |
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Configuration |
Upperclass house |
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Co-ed type |
Co-ed on each floor |
Important Assignment Information
Residential Education is offering a pre-assignment system for all Special Program Houses (Ethnic/Academic Theme, Focus and Cooperative Houses). This process will allow Resident Fellows, Faculty Affiliates, and house program staff to pre-assign a set number of residents who complete the pre-assignment application and meet all necessary requirements prior to the Housing Draw. Here is the Residential Education link for detailed pre-assignment information.
There are THREE ways to get in to Special Program Houses. Please see the Theme and Focus House page for details.
Furnishings
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General |
Bedroom |
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Wall-to-wall carpeting |
Extra-long twin bed |
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Window coverings |
Desk and chair |
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High-speed internet access |
Bookcase |
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Telephone and telephone line |
Dresser |
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Cable TV capability |
Mirror |
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Waste basket and recycling bin |
Bathroom
- Male and female bathroom on each floor
- Bath tub room on the 1st floor