Barker Center, Warren House
Address11, Prescott Street, Cambridge, MA, United States of America, 02138
Previous Address12, Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA, United States of America, 02138
Site Number339
Alternate Names
Henry C. Warren House,
Beck-Warren House
Building Root Number
04122
Architect (Original)
Unknown
Constructed
1833
Land Acquired 1892
Building Acquired 1892
Moved 1900
Land Acquired 1892
Building Acquired 1892
Moved 1900
StatusActive
Site Name HistoryThe site is named after Henry Clarke Warren (A.B. 1879), a Sanskrit scholar, who gave the building and land to Harvard in 1898.Historical NotesWarren House dates to 1832 and was moved to its current location from 12 Quincy Street in 1900. Harvard has owned the building since 1898. The building was funded by a bequest of Henry Clarke Warren (A.B. 1879).Additional Information
Plimpton Room
Thompson Room
Kate's Room
“Drinking Fountain Placed in Union.” The Harvard Crimson, 27 Apr. 1909, https://www.thecrimson.com/article/1909/4/27/drinking-fountain-placed-in-union-pduring/.
General Information by and About Warren House. Harvard University Archives call number HUB 1874.5.
Harvard University. Faculty of Arts and Sciences. Associate Dean for Physical Resources. Project Records. Harvard University Archives accession 17375.
“Warren House. It Will Be Moved to Make Room for the Harvard Union-Excavation for the Latter Has Been Begun.” Boston Journal, 14 June 1900, p. 10.
“Gift to Harvard University.” Boston Globe, 11 Jan. 1889, p. 8.
Gonzalez, Madison E. and Scornavacchi, Emma C. “A Look Inside: Warren House.” The Harvard Crimson, 29 Oct. 2015, https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2015/10/29/inside-warren-house/.
“Mr. Warren’s Will.” Cambridge Tribune, 14 Jan. 1899, p. 1.
“Removal of Warren House.” The Harvard Crimson, 14 June 1900, https://www.thecrimson.com/article/1900/6/14/removal-of-warren-house-pthe-work/.
This building has been designated by the University Planning Office as having a Notable Interior.