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Little Hall [Demolished]
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Little Hall [Demolished]

Address1352, Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA, United States of America, 02138
Alternate Address1354, Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA, United States of America, 02138
Site Number1527
Alternate Names Little Hall Tutoring School, Little's Block, Kidder, Peabody & Co.
Building Root Number N/A
PIRC Site Number 1527
Previous Building Number 241
Architect (Original)
Constructed 1854
Land Acquired 1918
Building Acquired 1918
Demolished 1963
StatusInactive
Materials for this building in our collection are not fully processed at this time.
Site Name HistoryThe site is named after the designer and previous owner, Charles C. Little.Historical NotesPortions of this site were initially constructed as a private dormitory, the buildings known as Little Hall were purchased by the university in 1918. The site had various uses as a dormitory, tutoring facility, faculty offices and retail stores. One of the tenants was the investment firm of Kidder, Peabody & Co., which occupied the address at 1354 Massachusetts Avenue until moving to a larger office in 1930.

These buildings stood on the corner of Massachusetts Avenue and Dunster Street next to Holyoke House. The block was demolished in 1963 to prepare for the construction of Smith Campus Center formerly known as Holyoke Center.

Additional Information
Paisner, Bruce L. “Harvard Buys Ambassador Hotel, to Replace Dudley, Little Halls.” Harvard Crimson. May 2, 1963.
Paisner, Bruce L. “University May Begin Demolishing Little Hall, Dudley by Next Fall.” Harvard Crimson. October 11, 1962.
"W.W. Nolen Dies at Home in Little Hall.” Harvard Crimson. June 6, 1923.
“Little’s and Dunster Have Been Purchased by Harvard College.” Cambridge Tribune, 7 Dec. 1918, p. 1.
Little Hall. General Information by and about Little Hall. Harvard University Archives call number HUB 1527.
“Demolition Deadline For Dudley House, Little Hall Revealed.” The Harvard Crimson, 26 Sept. 1963, https://www.thecrimson.com/article/1963/9/26/demolition-deadline-for-dudley-house-little/.