The heats of combustion of trans-9,10-bis-hydroxymethyl-9,10-dihydrophenanthrene, trans-5-hydroxymethyl-5,6-dihydro-7H-dibenzo[a,c]cyclohepten-6-ol, 5-hydroxymethyl-5,6-dihydro-7H-di-benzo[a,c]cycloheptene, 6-hydroxymethyl-5,6-dihydro-7H-dibenzo[a,c]cycloheptene, 5H-dibenzo-[a,d]cyclohepten-5-ol and 5H-10,11 -dihydrodibenzo[a,d]cyclohepten-5-ol were measured by means of a Gallenkamp adiabatic bomb calorimeter. Uncertainties in the determination of the heats of combustion ranged between 0.2 and 0.3%. The enthalpies of formation and atomization for the six compounds were derived. The experimental values of the heats of atomization were compared with those calculated using the Allen-Skinner bond energy scheme. Conclusions about energetic contributions which stabilize the structure of the investigated compounds were drawn.