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Carpenter Hall [Demolished]
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Carpenter Hall [Demolished]

AddressSoldiers Field Road, Boston (Allston), MA, United States of America, 02134
Site Number1518
Building Root Number N/A
Previous Building Number 242
PIRC Site Number 1518
Architect (Original) United States. Department of the Navy
Constructed 1942
Building Acquired 1946
Demolished 1953
StatusInactive
Materials for this building in our collection are not fully processed at this time.
Site Name HistoryThe site is named after Rear Admiral John Slaughter Carpenter, Supply Corps. U. S. Navy.Historical NotesCarpenter Hall was built in 1942 by the US Navy as a temporary structure during World War II for the Naval Supply Corps at Harvard. It was located near Briggs Cage at the corner of North Harvard Street and Soldiers Field. It was purchased by Harvard in 1946 and used as classrooms for the Business School. It was razed in 1953.Additional Information
HBS Archives Photograph Collection: Buildings and Grounds, 1908-2006. (1908). Baker Business Library Historical Collections call number Arch P1
“Carpenter Hall Now Opened To Navy Supply Corps Class.” The Harvard Crimson, 10 July 1942, https://www.thecrimson.com/article/1942/7/10/carpenter-hall-now-opened-to-navy/.