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Bussey Institute Pigeon House [Sold]
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Bussey Institute Pigeon House [Sold]

AddressSouth Street, Boston (Jamaica Plain), MA, United States of America, 02130
Site Number1079
Building Root Number N/A
PIRC Site Number 1079
Architect (Original)
Constructed 1966
StatusInactive
Site Name HistoryThe site is named for Benjamin Bussey (A.B. 1803), a Boston merchant who bequethed funds to Harvard, and for its function.Historical NotesThe Bussey Institute, located in Jamaica Plain, was originally built as an undergraduate school of husbandry and gardening. In 1908 it became a graduate school for applied biology. Benjamin Bussey (A.B. 1903) provided the funds for the Bussey Institute in his will.