Basic Venue Information
The A.D. White House is a humanities classroom building and academic research center. Priority for events-based use of the A.D. White House is given to the Society for the Humanities, Humanities Scholars Program, humanities departments, administration and academic departments within the College of Arts and Sciences, and the central administration at Cornell University.
Who can request an event? Events must be organized by a Cornell department requestor (faculty, staff), or by Conference and Event Services. We cannot accommodate requests for meetings or events organized by students (clubs, Greek life, meeting groups, performances, etc.).
The first floor and patio of the A.D. White House are available for event rental. The A.D. White garden is not a rentable space.
Rental fees may apply.
A.D. White House Venue Hours
While classes are in session:
- Mondays - Thursdays: 5:00 - 8:00 p.m.
- Fridays - Saturdays: 8:30 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Fall Break, February Break, Spring Break:
- Mondays - Thursdays: 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
- Fridays - 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Summer:
- Everyday 9:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.*
*8 hour maximum on weekends. Note that the A.D. White House does not have air conditioning.
A.D. White House does not host events on Sundays.
Requests for late-nights, and any other time frame not listed should be directed to adwhitehouse@cornell.edu.
The A.D. White House is closed any time the University is closed (holidays).
Details/Space Use
For detailed space descriptions and capacity, see our A.D. White House Venue Rental Specifics page.
Event Request
To book:
Events at the A.D. White House must be scheduled at least two weeks in advance.
Cornell Users:
To request an event reservation for a Cornell-affiliated event, please contact us first with your desired date(s) at adwhitehouse@cornell.edu, then once the date(s) are confirmed, submit an event reservation request form (25 Live).
Non-Cornell Users:
Wedding receptions and other non-Cornell, non-academic events may be scheduled during the summer months. For more information regarding private event booking and rates, please contact us at adwhitehouse@cornell.edu.
Humanities Events Co-sponsorship:
See our events co-sponsorship page for information about support for humanities events on the Ithaca campus.