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John W. Weeks Bridge [Sold]
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John W. Weeks Bridge [Sold]

AddressCambridge, MA, United States of America, 02138
Site Number1484
Alternate Names Weeks Footbridge, Weeks Bridge
Building Root Number N/A
PIRC Site Number 1484
Historic CAPS Identifier L111
Architect (Original) McKim, Mead & White
Honoree John Wingate Weeks
Constructed 1926
Building Acquired 1927
Dedicated 1927
StatusInactive
Site Name HistoryThe site is named for John Wingate Weeks, a businessman, former Mayor of Newton, Massachusetts, and Secretary of War during Warren G. Harding's administration. The donation for the memorial was made by thirteen friends and former business associates of Weeks.Historical NotesThe bridge was a collaboration between Harvard University and Massachusetts. The bridge was donated to Harvard who had planned the bridge as a link between the new HBS campus and the main campus. Harvard, in turn, donated the bridge to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts on the day of its dedication in 1927.Additional Information
Griffin, Arthur. Harvard 2. 1935. Web. 07 Jun 2017. .
"John W. Weeks Bridge Opened." The Christian Science Monitor, 14 May, 1927, p. 1.
"New Weeks Bridge to be Ready in May." The Christian Science Monitor, 25 Jan, 1927, p. 1.
"Will Name Bridge for John W. Weeks." The Christian Science Monitor, 9 Nov, 1925, p. 1.
"Footbridge Across the Charles River to be Named After Ex-Secretary of War John W. Weeks." Boston Daily Globe, 9 Nov, 1925, p. 13.
"Foot Bridge Over Charles River Connects Departments at Harvard." Boston Daily Globe, 21 Aug, 1926, p. 3.
"Weeks Bridge Dedicated with Colorful Ceremony." Boston Daily Globe, 15 May 15, 1927, p. 2.
"Weeks Bridge Gift in State's Treasury." Boston Daily Globe, 26 Feb, 1926, p. 15.
"Weeks Memorial Footbridge Will by Fully Completed by 1927-Mile of Tunnel to be Constructed for Heating." The Harvard Crimson. 7 Oct 1926. https://www.thecrimson.com/article/1926/10/7/weeks-memorial-footbridge-will-be-fully/
"Weeks' Memorial Bridge Dedicated." Cambridge Tribune, 21 May 1927 p.3.
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