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Bussey Institute Greenhouse Headhouse [Sold]
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Bussey Institute Greenhouse Headhouse [Sold]

AddressSouth Street, Boston (Jamaica Plain), MA, United States of America, 02130
Site Number1042
Building Root Number N/A
PIRC Site Number 1042
Architect (Original) Peabody & Stearns
Constructed 1901
StatusInactive
Site Name HistoryThe site is named for Benjamin Bussey (A.B. 1803), a Boston merchant who bequethed funds to Harvard, and for its function.Historical NotesThe Bussey Institute was designed by architects Peabody and Stearns. Located in Jamaica Plain, it was originally built as an undergraduate school of husbandry and gardening. In 1908 it became a graduate school for applied biology. Benjamin Bussey (A.B. 1903) provided the funds for the Bussey Institute in his will.