According to University of Pennsylvania: The Campus Guide, an architectural tour by George E. Thomas these iconic "ogee-dome capped towers" at the gateway of the Upper Quad were "completed in time to memorialize Penn's losses in the Spanish American War." The majestic Memorial Towers are shared between Ware and Fisher Hassenfeld College Houses.
Ware is located in Penn's historic Quadrangle, which is comprised of three College Houses: Ware, Riepe and Fisher Hassenfeld. McClelland Hall and the Junior Balcony, seen here, are part of Ware College House.