▁of ▁ 2 9 ▁su ites , ▁Con ant ▁has ▁since ▁under g one ▁numerous ▁renov ations ▁and ▁currently ▁houses ▁ 8 4 ▁single ▁rooms . ▁ ▁Per kins ▁Hall ▁Per kins ▁Hall ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 3 ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁design ▁of ▁She ple y , ▁R ut an ▁and ▁C ool idge . ▁Cons isting ▁of ▁ 1 5 4 ▁single ▁rooms , ▁Per kins ▁is ▁the ▁oldest ▁of ▁the ▁G S AS ▁residence ▁h alls ▁currently ▁in ▁use ▁at ▁Harvard . ▁The ▁funds ▁for ▁its ▁construction ▁were ▁don ated ▁by ▁C ath ar ine ▁Page ▁Per kins , ▁the ▁wid ow ▁of ▁an ▁oil ▁ty co on , ▁in ▁memory ▁of ▁her ▁husband ' s ▁family . ▁Per kins ▁was ▁originally ▁intended ▁to ▁house ▁under grad uate ▁students ▁from ▁mod est ▁circumstances ▁but ▁as ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁gradu ate ▁students ▁increased , ▁it ▁was ▁converted ▁into ▁a ▁gradu ate ▁residence . ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 0 0 s , ▁Per kins ▁Hall ▁was ▁at ▁the ▁center ▁of ▁controvers y ▁involving ▁" hom osex ual ▁activity " ▁at ▁Harvard , ▁and ▁the ▁university ▁administration ' s ▁attempts ▁to ▁suppress ▁it , ▁an ▁affair ▁that ▁later ▁became ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Secret ▁Court ▁of ▁ 1 9 2 0 . ▁ ▁Rich ards ▁Hall ▁and ▁Child ▁Hall ▁Design ed ▁by ▁the ▁German ▁modern ist ▁architect ▁Walter ▁G rop ius , ▁Rich ards ▁and ▁Child ▁H alls ▁were ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 9 . ▁Rich ards ▁is