Sargent School of Physical Training [Demolished]
Address8, Everett Street, Cambridge, MA, United States of America, 02138
Site Number1311
Alternate Names
Sargent Gym,
Previous Building Number
112
Building Root Number N/A
PIRC Site Number 1311
Building Root Number N/A
PIRC Site Number 1311
Architect (Original)
George Thomas Tilden
Constructed
1904
Building Acquired 1904
Demolished 1968
Building Acquired 1904
Demolished 1968
StatusInactive
Materials for this building in our collection are not fully processed at this time.
Site Name HistoryThe site is named after Dudley Allen Sargent (1849-1924), a professor of physical training, the director of the Hemenway Gymnasium at Harvard from 1879-1919, and the president of the school starting in 1916.Historical NotesThe Sargent School of Physical Training trained teachers, initially only women, of physical education. It's original location was at 20 Church Street but in 1904, a new building was built at 8 Everett Street. The school was demolished in 1967 in preparation for the construction of the Everett Street Garage.Additional Information“Standard Work. Dr. Dudley A. Sargent’s New Volume, Entitled ‘Health, Strength and Power.’” Cambridge Tribune, 10 Dec. 1904, p. 12.
“Dr. Sargent’s New School for Physical Culture.” Boston Evening Transcript, 2 July 1904, p. 2.
