
Info accurate as of 09/01/11 1
Welcome to Ashdown House!
Ashdown’s mailing address is:
235 Albany St.
Cambridge, MA 02139
Building Access / Security
You must use your MIT ID card for building access. If you already have an MIT ID card,
you must have the House Manager, Denise Lanfranchi, activate the card for you. Her
office is located in the main corridor as you enter the building from the lobby. You can
also email her (dlan [at] mit.edu) your full name and the card number and she will be
able to activate it with this information as well. DO NOT hole-punch any MIT ID (you
can ruin the chip inside and de-activate the card).
Security: Ashdown House takes the security of the building and the safety of its
residents/employees very seriously. You play an important role in this regard, please be
mindful when entering any door or gate of Ashdown, that you do not allow anyone else
to piggyback your entry. This is how non-residents most easily gain entry and violate the
building’s security.
Obtaining Your MIT ID Card
Domestic Students: Card Office (ph. 617-253-3475) is located in the Stratton Student
Center, 84 Massachusetts Ave (Bldg W20- Room 021). Directons: Walk up Albany St,
at traffic light, take a right onto Massachusetts Ave, the student center is across from the
building with the big, white pillars. Hours: M-F, 8:30am-4:30pm
International Students: You will have to go to the International Students office (ph. 617-
253-3795). They will sign you up for an orientation meeting where you will get the
necessary information. That office is located at 77 Massachusetts Ave, Bldg 5, Room
133. If you will have to wait an extended period of time to obtain your MIT ID, you can
speak with the House Manager, Denise Lanfranchi, about receiving a temporary ID (see
Building Access for location of her office). There is no problem with access as a desk
worker will be able to allow you access as well. DO NOT hole-punch any MIT ID (you
can ruin the chip inside and de-activate the card).
Front Desk Coverage
A desk worker is on-duty 7 days a week, 8am-midnight. You must return and/or
borrow items from the desk during those hours only. After that time, a security guard
covers the desk. The only time there may be nobody at the desk is when the security
guard is doing her/his rounds of the building which can take 1-1.5 hours. If you find you
are waiting longer than 1.5 hrs, you may call Facilities from the phone in the foyer of
Ashdown (mounted to the white pole) at x31500 and they will be able to help you.
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