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Radcliffe Center House [Unbuilt]
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Radcliffe Center House [Unbuilt]

AddressShepard Street, Cambridge, MA, United States of America, 02138
Site Number1236
Alternate Names Southeast House Center,
Building Root Number N/A
PIRC Site Number 1236
Architect (Original) Integrated Design Services Group
Constructed N/A
StatusInactive
Site Name HistoryThe site is named for its relation to South House and its location in the south center of Radcliffe Quadrangle.Historical NotesIn August,1966 Ronald Gourley of Intergrated Design Services Group was selected to develop plans for improvements to existing houses once New House (later Currier House) was complete.

While planning for South House (later named Cabot House) Gourley proposed a three to four story South House Center which would link Bertram Hall and Eliot Hall. South House Center would house the South House offices and dinning hall. The upper levels of South House Center would include an apartment for the house master’s family as well as faculty offices.

However, when Currier House was completed and students moved from the older dormitories, the space vacated by the students was converted into dining halls and offices. In addition, 107 Walker Street was converted in to a residence for the house master’s family. These changes eliminated the need for South House Center, and it was never built.
Additional Information
"Planning for the Residence Quadrangle." 1965-1967 Radcliffe College Report of the President. [Cambridge, Mass], p. 21-22. http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:RAD.ARCH:14994.
"Achieving Radcliffe’s House System." 1967-1972 Radcliffe College Report of the President. [Cambridge, Mass.], p. 5-23. https://iiif.lib.harvard.edu/manifests/view/drs:2573641$331i.
Dormitory Renovation by Integrated Design Services Group, 1966-1967. Records of Radcliffe College President Mary Ingraham Bunting-Smith, 1960-1972. Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute call number RG II, Series 4, 520. https://hollisarchives.lib.harvard.edu/repositories/8/archival_objects/2446944.
Construction. Integrated Design Services Group—Architects for Dorm Remodeling and Underground Garage. Records of the Radcliffe College Office of the Administrative Vice-President, 1959-1972. Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute call number RG IIA, Series 1, Ser. 1, Box 19. https://hollisarchives.lib.harvard.edu/repositories/8/archival_objects/1575840