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Westengard House
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Westengard House

Address3, Garden Street, Cambridge, MA, United States of America, 02138
Site Number574
Alternate Names 3 Garden Street, Mary & S.R. Howe House
Building Root Number 02405
Architect (Original)
Constructed 1851
Building Acquired 1953
StatusActive
Site Name HistoryThe site is named after Jens Westengard (1871-1918), a law professor at Harvard whose family owned the house.Historical NotesWestengard House was built in 1851 and acquired by Harvard in 1953 for use in researching juvenile delinquency. Today, it is occupied by the Graduate School of Education.
Additional Information
Westengard House. General information by and about Westengard House, Harvard University Archives call number HUB 1877.500.
“Board Ponders Plea for Mormon Church.” Cambridge Chronicle, 3 June 1954, p. 1;4.
This building has been designated by the University Planning Office as having a Notable Interior.
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