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Chapman Arms Apartments

Address2, University Road, Cambridge, MA, United States of America, 02138
Alternate Address120, Mount Auburn Street, Cambridge, MA, United States of America, 02138
Alternate Address6, Bennett Street, Cambridge, MA, United States of America, 02138
Alternate Address122, Mount Auburn Street, Cambridge, MA, United States of America, 02138
Alternate Address4, University Road, Cambridge, MA, United States of America, 02138
Alternate Address6, University Road, Cambridge, MA, United States of America, 02138
Site Number1334
Alternate Names Craigie Arms Apartments, Craigie Hall,
Building Root Number N/A
PIRC Site Number 1334
Historic CAPS Identifier L200.122
Architect (Original) Josephine Wright Chapman
Constructed 1897
Building Acquired 1956
Land Acquired 1956
Lease Started 1985
Sold 1985
StatusPending
Materials for this building in our collection are not fully processed at this time.
Site Name HistoryThe site is named after the name of the original architect, Josephine Wright Chapman.Historical NotesCraigie Hall, now known as the Chapman Arms, once functioned as a private dormitory building for Harvard students during the early twentieth century when there was not enough housing for students on-campus. During World War I the building housed activities related to the United States Naval Radio School, which occupied a portion of Cambridge and Harvard's campus from 1917 to 1919.

Harvard acquired the apartment building in 1967 and during the late 1970s and early 1980s tenant disputes with the University complicated renovation plans. In 2012, the City of Cambridge, Harvard and the nonprofit Homeowners Rehab Inc. struck a deal to maintain affordable apartments in the building and to have Homeowners Rehab Inc. purchase the building.Additional Information
Placed on the National Register of Historic Places July 10, 1986. National Register Information System ID: 86001575
“The Craigie Dormitory.” Cambridge Chronicle, 2 Oct. 1897, p. 16.