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Cowie Hall [Demolished]
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Cowie Hall [Demolished]

AddressNorth Harvard Street, Boston (Allston), MA, United States of America, 02134
Site Number1520
Alternate Names Cowie Mess Hall
Building Root Number N/A
PIRC Site Number 1520
Previous Building Number 913
Previous Building Number 124
Architect (Original)
Demolished 19--
Constructed 1942
Building Acquired 1946
StatusInactive
Materials for this building in our collection are not fully processed at this time.
Site Name HistoryThe site is named after Thomas Jefferson Cowie, in whose honor a plaque is hung on a wall stating: "Thomas Jefferson Cowie, Rear Admiral Supply Corps, U. S. Navy. At his insistence, the first attempts to serve a healthily balanced ration in the Navy were made in in 1882 on board the U. S. S. New Hampshire. He banished 'salt horse and cracker bash' from the high seas."Historical NotesCowie Hall was built in 1943 by the US Navy as a temporary dining hall. It was located on North Harvard Street across from the Stadium and took less than six weeks to construct. Harvard acquired the building in 1946. It was originally scheduled to be demolished in the fall of 1953 as part of a plan to build a driveway from Soldiers Field Road to the Business School parking lot. The plan for the driveway was dropped and Cowie Hall was used to house office machinery.
Additional Information
HBS Archives Photograph Collection: Buildings and Grounds, 1908-2006. (1908). Baker Business Library Historical Collections call number Arch P1
“Plans to Raze Cowie Dining Hall Scrapped.” The Harvard Crimson, 16 Apr. 1953, https://www.thecrimson.com/article/1953/4/16/plans-to-raze-cowie-dining-hall/.