Beck Hall [Demolished]
Address1201, Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA, United States of America, 02138
Site Number1485
Alternate Names
Centennial Hall,
Building Root Number
N/A
PIRC Site Number 1485
PIRC Site Number 1485
Architect (Original)
Nathaniel Jeremiah Bradlee
Constructed
1876
Demolished 1940
Demolished 1940
StatusInactive
Site Name HistoryThe site is named after Charles Beck (1798-1866), a professor of Latin at Harvard University.Historical NotesBeck Hall was a four story brick building that, though not owned by Harvard, served as a luxury dormitory for Harvard's more affluent students. It was built by Anna Louise Beck Moring as the Centennial Building, but later changed to Beck Hall after Moring's father, Charles Beck.Additional Information
“The Centennial Building.” Cambridge Chronicle, 29 July 1876, p. 5.
Harvard University. General Information by and about Beck Hall. Harvard University Archives call number HUB 1200.2.
Bradlee, Nathaniel Jeremiah. The Centennial [Beck Hall] Erected 1876. 1876. Harvard University Archives call number HUB 1200 pf.
“Beck Hall to Be Sold: Famous Private Dormitory at Harvard Up at Auction Tomorrow.” The New York Times, 1930, pp. 22-.
“C.C. Stillman Buys Beck Hall.” New York Times (1923-), 1926, pp. 10-.
“Beck Hall for Sale as Site for Hotel: Famous Harvard Dormitory to Be Torn Down in June After Students Leave.” New York Times (1923-), 1925, pp. 17-.
