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Veteran's Temporary Housing, Memorial Drive [Demolished]
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Veteran's Temporary Housing, Memorial Drive [Demolished]

AddressMemorial Drive, Cambridge, MA, United States of America, 02138
Alternate AddressWestern Avenue, Cambridge, MA, United States of America, 02138
Site Number1721
Building Root Number N/A
PIRC Site Number 1721
Architect (Original)
Constructed 1946
Demolished 1951
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 near the intersection of Memorial Drive and Western Avenue, which were 18 units total, were one of at least five temporary housing 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.