Harvard Depository
Address1, Pine Hill Drive, Southborough, MA, United States of America, 01772
Site Number124
Building Root Number
01970
Architect (Original)
Keyes Associates
Land Acquired
1962
Constructed 1986
Building Acquired 1986
Constructed 1986
Building Acquired 1986
StatusActive
Site Name HistoryThe site is named after its function.Historical NotesConstructed in 1986, the Harvard Depository was built to house Harvard's overflow library collections including books, archival collections and other media. The facility provides a strictly regulated media preservation environment, inventory-tracking and retrieval of material. As of 2010, the Harvard Depository housed 45 percent of Harvard's collections as well as collections from other institutions. The Harvard Depository was first proposed to the Harvard University Planning Group in 1983 by director of the University Library, Oscar Handlin and was designed to allow for expansion which as taken place in several phases.Additional Information
HBS Archives Photograph Collection: Buildings and Grounds, 1908-2006. (1908). Baker Business Library Historical Collections call number Arch P1
“Harvard Library Will Store Books in Southborough.” Boston Globe, 10 Dec. 1985, p. 24.
