472-474 Broadway
Address472, Broadway, Cambridge, MA, United States of America, 02138
Site Number752
Alternate Names
Prescott Hall,
Union Dorms
Building Root Number
06174
Architect (Original)
Arthur H. Bowditch
Constructed
1896
Land Acquired 1975
Building Acquired 1975
Land Acquired 1975
Building Acquired 1975
StatusActive
Site Name HistoryThe site is named after its address.Historical Notes472 to 474 Broadway was designed by prolific Boston architect Arthur H. Bowditch and built in 1896 as Prescott Hall. Harvard acquired the building in 1975; it currently houses Harvard affiliates.Additional Information
"Prescott Hall." Cambridge Chronicle, 2 May 1896, p. 12.