Self-Operated Houses
This website represents information for the 2023-24 academic year. Updated Neighborhood information will be available in early April.
General Information Non-Theme Houses Theme Houses Rates Chart
Self-op houses are undergraduate houses that are typically small (fewer than 60 students) and offer an intimate community experience for the residents. Self-op houses usually have a commercial kitchen located within, where a dedicated chef prepares and serves meals for the house, and which is open on weeknights for students to grab snacks or prepare late night meals when the chef isn’t preparing food. Unlike co-ops, meals are prepared by a chef or provided via dining hall meal swipes, and custodial service is provided. Residents are usually expected to volunteer for an occasional cleaning shift to help keep the kitchen clean after student use.
In self-ops, rooms are categorized as premier rooms (singles and 2-room doubles) or standard rooms (1-room doubles, triples, quads, quints).
Additionally, self-op houses typically have a large lounge and dining area, that often serve as the social hub of the house where students study, gather for events and spend informal time together.
Each self-op is unique, and the level and variety of social and educational activities varies according to student preference.
General Information
Residence Type | Self-ops – Small Group Houses Map |
Area of Campus | Central |
Navigation Address | Various - see House Facts |
Mailing Address | Students living in Row Houses are strongly encouraged to follow the directions for the mail and package process provided on the Mail Delivery and Shipping page, as the PO Box address is each student’s official Stanford address and should be maintained during their entire undergraduate career. However, Row residents are also able to have mail packages delivered directly to their Row house by addressing mail and packages to the house's street address. Please be reminded that Student Housing/the University accepts no responsibility for packages sent to/delivered at individual residences. |
Housing Service Center | Various - Please visit your local Housing Service Center |
Resident Staff | Student staff for Non-Theme Houses; Resident Fellows/Faculty Affiliates for Theme Houses. |
Dining Service | A Stanford Dining meal plan is required; includes the ability to use five meal swipes per week in dining halls. |
Class Configuration | Upperclass |
Co-ed Type | Mixed gender on each floor. |
Custodial Service | University managed |
Furnishings | Each house is unique, but general furnishings in a typical student room include a bed, desk, chair, dresser or drawers, bookcase or bookshelves, closet or wardrobe, wastebasket and recycle bin. Bathrooms are communal; single-gender or co-ed. |
Common Areas | Each house has a kitchen, dining room, lounge, computer cluster, and study area. |
Pictures Non-Theme Houses
Self-op Non-Theme Houses
House | Address | Year Built | Neighborhood | House Interest |
550 Lasuen | 550 Lasuen | 1938 | Magnolia | Learn More |
Toussaint Louverture House (previously 610 Mayfield) | 610 Mayfield Ave | 1909 | Hyperion | Learn More |
The Warehaus (previously 620 Mayfield) | 620 Mayfield Ave | 1910 | Ginkgo | Learn More |
Neptune (previously 650 Mayfield) | 650 Mayfield Ave | 1900 | Aspen | Learn More |
680 Lomita | 680 Lomita | 1963 | Olive | Learn More |
BOB (Robert Moore South) | 566 Mayfield Ave | 1976 | Sequoia | Learn More |
Durand | 634 Mayfield Ave | 1911 | Ginkgo | Learn More |
Grove | 584 Mayfield Ave | 1907 | Wisteria | Learn More |
Jerry | 658 Lomita Ct | 1965 | Hyperion | Learn More |
Mars | 553 Mayfield Ave | 1896 | Aspen | Learn More |
Narnia | 1135 Campus Dr | 1963 | Hyperion | Learn More |
Pluto | 717 Dolores | 1915 | Aspen | Learn More |
Roth | 713 Santa Ynez | 1909 | Ginkgo | Learn More |
Storey House | 544 Lasuen Mall | 1900 | Olive | Learn More |
Xanadu | 558 Mayfield Ave | 1976 | Redwood | Learn More |
ZAP | 710 Bowdoin St | 1967 | Sequoia | Learn More |
Pictures Theme Houses
Self-op Theme Houses
House |
Address |
Year Built |
Neighborhood |
Theme |
Robert Moore North (The Well House) |
562 Mayfield Ave |
1976 |
Ginkgo |
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Muwekma-Tah-Ruk |
543 Lasuen Mall |
1896 |
Olive |
Native American, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander |
Pre-Assignment
Residential Education offers a pre-assignment system for University Theme Houses. This process allows Resident Fellows, Faculty Affiliates, and house program staff to pre-assign, before the annual housing assignment process, the entire house with students who complete a pre-assignment application and meet specific requirements. See the Residential Education website for detailed pre-assignment information.