7 Robinson Street [Sold]
Address7, Robinson Street, Cambridge, MA, United States of America, 02138
Site Number1254
Alternate Names
Botanic Gardens
Building Root Number
N/A
PIRC Site Number 1254
PIRC Site Number 1254
Architect (Original)
Des Granges & Steffian
Constructed
1949
Sold 1982
Sold 1982
StatusInactive
Site Name HistoryThe site is named after its address.Historical NotesThis site was originally part of the Botanic Gardens housing complex. The complex was designed for Harvard by DesGranges and Steffian of Boston and was completed in 1949. It was constructed to accommodate the influx of new college attendees after World War II. The housing complex is constructed on the site of the old Harvard Botanic Gardens which had occupied this site since 1805.