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Collis P. Huntington Memorial Hospital [Demolished]
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Collis P. Huntington Memorial Hospital [Demolished]

Address1, Shattuck Street, Boston, MA, United States of America, 02115
Alternate Address695, Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA, United States of America, 02115
Site Number1352
Building Root Number N/A
PIRC Site Number 1352
Previous Building Number 726
Architect (Original)
Constructed 1912
Demolished 1969
StatusInactive
Materials for this building in our collection are not fully processed at this time.
Site Name HistoryThe site is named for Collis Potter Huntington, an American railroad magnate.Historical NotesThe Collis P. Huntington Memorial Hospital was constructed in 1912 under the oversight of the Harvard Medical School and the Cancer Commission of Harvard University. The Hospital was founded to further the study cancer in humans. Funding for the building was given by Arabella Duval Yarrington, the widow of railroad magnate Collis Potter Huntington. The building, located on the corner of Van Dyke Street and Huntington Avenue was designed by Shepley, Rutan and Coolidge.

The hospital continued in this location until 1941 when it was deemed insufficient and research activities were moved to a wing of the Massachusetts General Hospital. The building was occupied by the Harvard School of Public Health from 1946 until 1968. It was demolished in June, 1969 to make room for construction of the Sebastian S. Kresge building. The address at this location had been known as 695 Huntington Avenue which was changed to 1 Shattuck Street in 1955.
Additional Information
“New Medical School Assured.” The Harvard Crimson, 14 Mar. 1902, https://www.thecrimson.com/article/1902/3/14/new-medical-school-assured-pthe-new/.
Greenough, R. B., and T. Ordway. “The Collis P. Huntington Hospital.” The Harvard Graduates’ Magazine, vol. 21, no. 82, 1 Dec. 1912, p. 257.
“Harvard to Give Up Huntington Hospital Jan. 1: Cancer-Control Center Will Join a Boston Hospital; Deficits Necessitate Move.” New York Herald Tribune, 27 Nov. 1941, p. 7.
“Memorial Hospital to Open.” The Harvard Crimson, 26 Mar. 1912, https://www.thecrimson.com/article/1912/3/26/memorial-hospital-to-open-pthe-collis/.
Collis P. Huntington Hospital (cancer hospital), Huntington Ave. Boston Public Library, Print Department., Boston. Web. Local Accession Number: 08_02_001564.
Cancer Commission of Harvard University. First Annual Report of the Collis P. Huntington Memorial Hospital for Cancer Research, 1912-1913 (1913). HOLLIS number 002012347
Harvard Public Health Alumni Association. Harvard Public Health Alumni Bulletin. October, 1969. Print. HOLLIS number 000132468