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Freshman Athletic Building [Demolished]
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Freshman Athletic Building [Demolished]

Address4-10, South Street, Cambridge, MA, United States of America, 02138
Site Number1653
Alternate Names Freshman Gymnasium, Freshman Squash Courts, House Squash Courts
Building Root Number N/A
Previous Building Number 928
PIRC Site Number 1653
Architect (Original)
Constructed 1919
Demolished 1959
StatusInactive
Materials for this building in our collection are not fully processed at this time.
Site Name HistoryThe site is named after its function.Historical NotesIn the early twentieth century Harvard adopted a "Prescribed Physical Training" program for all college Freshman. To further that program the Freshman Athletic Building was constructed on the site now known as the MAC quad; on the corner of Holyoke Street and South Street. The Freshman Athletic Building housed basketball, handball, baseball facilities as well as space dedicated to fencing and boxing.
Additional Information
“Freshman Athletic Building.” Cambridge Tribune, 27 Dec. 1919, p. 3.
“New Freshman Athletic Building Opens Today.” The Harvard Crimson, 17 Dec. 1919, https://www.thecrimson.com/article/1919/12/17/new-freshman-athletic-building-opens-today/.
“New Gymnasium for Harvard.” Cambridge Chronicle, 1 Nov. 1919, p. 15.