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Veteran's Temporary Housing, Jarvis Court [Demolished]
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Veteran's Temporary Housing, Jarvis Court [Demolished]

AddressJarvis Street, Cambridge, MA, United States of America, 02138
Site Number1718
Alternate Names Jarvis Field Temporary Housing
Building Root Number N/A
PIRC Site Number 1718
Architect (Original)
Constructed 1946
Demolished 1949
StatusInactive
Materials for this building in our collection are not fully processed at this time.
Site Name HistoryThe site is named after its function.Historical NotesThe buildings at Jarvis Court were one of at least five temporary housing structure clusters built for veterans in the late 1940s on the Harvard University campus. The facilities were constructed in response to the unprecedented number of applicants to the college after World War II when Harvard struggled to find appropriate housing for all students. The temporary structures, constructed of fiberboard and purchased in kits from the Federal Public Housing Administration, contained two and three-room units.
Additional Information
Silverman, Robert K., "Vets Flooded Campus Under GI Bill." The Harvard Crimson. June 7. 1999.
"Housing Projects Curtailed as Married Vets Decrease". Harvard Crimson. February 9, 1950.
"New Grad Center Near Jarvis court Will Bring End to Housing Project." The Harvard Crimson. October 15, 1948.