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The Phi Beta Cottage at The MacDowell Colony

The Phi Beta Studio for Creative Artists is located at The MacDowell Colony in Peterborough, New Hampshire. Completed in 1931, the cottage has housed more than 50 composers, playwrights, poets, and writers during their stay at this famous art colony. The Fraternity maintains the studio, but its use is directed by the Admissions Committee of the Edward MacDowell Association without Phi Beta intervention. Phi Beta further aids Colony objectives through contributions for the MacDowell Fellowships.

MacDowell Colony was founded by Edward MacDowell in 1907. The sole criterion for acceptance is talent, as determined by a panel of judges representing the discipline of the applicant. Applications may be requested from:

Administrative Office
MacDowell Colony
163 East 81 Street
New York, New York 10028
Telephone: (212) 535-9690

Prominent Guests of The Phi Beta Cottage


  • Marian Bauer
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  • Aaron Copland
  • Mary Higgins Clark
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  • Daron Aric Hagen
  • Irene Kempen
  • Gail Kubik
  • Otto Luening
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  • David Maslanka
  • Phillip Ramey
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  • Kenneth Schermerhorn
  • Louise Talma
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  • David del Tredici
  • George Walker

    • More information on The MacDowell Colony may be obtained from the Phi Beta National Office or from The MacDowell Colony web site or office.

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