Claverly Hall
Address63, Mount Auburn Street, Cambridge, MA, United States of America, 02138
Site Number917
Building Root Number
03351
Architect (Original)
George F. Fogerty
Architect (Renewal)
Beyer Blinder Belle
Constructed
1893
Building Acquired 1920
Land Acquired 1920
Renewed 2019
Building Acquired 1920
Land Acquired 1920
Renewed 2019
StatusActive
Site Name HistoryThe site is named after the ancestral estate of Charles Delevan Wetmore's family near Wolverhampton, England called "Claverly." Wetmore was a founding member of the architecture firm Warren and Wetmore and commissioned the construction of Claverly Hall.Historical NotesClaverly Hall, designed by George Fogerty and completed in 1893, was built as a private dormitory along Mount Auburn Street. It was the first of the "Gold Coast" private luxury dormitory buildings to be constructed. The building was originally designed with fifty-five suites, each with a private bath. It also featured steam heat and a now-closed swimming pool on the ground floor. Harvard purchased the building in 1920. For many years it was used as housing for sophomores who had not been accepted into one of the "River Houses." Today it continues to be used as an undergraduate residence and is part of Adams House.Additional Information
Hale, Herbert D. “Recent Buildings at Harvard University.” The Architectural Review, vol. 8:6, June 1901, pp. 65-75, illus.
“House Profiles.” The Harvard Crimson [Cambridge, MA], 20 Mar. 1963, https://www.thecrimson.com/article/1963/3/20/house-profiles-pbia-foreword-to-freshmenib.
"Death of George Fogerty," Cambridge Tribune, Volume XXVIII, Number 42, 16 December 1905, https://cambridge.dlconsulting.com/cgi-bin/ cambridge?a=d&d=Tribune19051216-01.2.79&e=-------en-20-- 1--txt-txIN-------
"Claverly Hall," Cambridge Tribune, Volume XV, Number 29, 24 September 1892, https://cambridge.dlconsulting. com/?a=d&d=Tribune18920924-01.2.18&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN-------
Weber, Paul J. Photographs of Harvard University Buildings and Grounds Taken by Paul J. Weber, Ca. 1929-1931 and 1939. Harvard University Archives call number HUV 2329
General information about Adams House buildings, 1930- , Harvard University Archives call number HUB 1119.
General information by and about Claverly Hall, Harvard University Archives call number HUB 1289.2.
Bastille Halsey Associates Architects. Space Analysis of Claverly Hall : Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass, 1959, Harvard University Archives call number HUB 1289.3.
"Harvard Buys Up the 'Gold Coast': Acquires Three Privately Owned Dormitories Maintained for Wealthy Students." New York Times. 25 Feb 1920: 32.
Harvard University Archives. Construction Management Records, ca. 1953-1986. Harvard University Archives call number UAV 298.8000
This building has been designated by the University Planning Office as having a Notable Interior.
