Hart House is a student activity centre at the University of Toronto's St. George Campus that offers programming for students across the university's three campuses. Established in 1919, it is one of the earliest North American student centres, being the location of student debates and conferences on the St. George campus since its construction. Hart House was initiated and financed by Vincent Massey, an alumnus and benefactor of the university, and was named in honour of his grandfather, Hart Massey. The Collegiate Gothic-revival complex was the work of architect Henry Sproatt, who worked alongside decorator Alexander Scott Carter, and engineer Ernest Rolph, and subsequently designed the campanile at its southwestern corner, Soldiers' Tower. In 1957, the house hosted future U.S. President John F. Kennedy.