Harry Steele was a successful business person whose name is also associated with the H.G. Steele Laboratory of Electrical Engineering. The house is very large with an expansive back yard. It is used for many social functions involving students, faculty, and staff hosted by the Master of Student Houses. Aeolian organ installed by Harry Steele about 1935. This involved adding a whole new room to house the organ.
Students are able to play it and walk around through the pipes listening to the awesome sounds.
Steele House will be the temporary office location for Residence Life and the Caltech Y during the winter and spring terms. These dinners are designed to enable students, faculty and staff to interact in small, informal settings. The dinners typically include two or three tables of 6 to 8 people per table. During the last year, all freshmen were invited for one of the dinners either with their advisor or with members of their house. There were also a series of dinners for other specific groups including Resident Associates, Faculty Associates, new student leaders and an athletic mentoring group.