44 Bow Street
Address44, Bow Street, Cambridge, MA, United States of America, 02138
Alternate Address59, Mount Auburn Street, Cambridge, MA, United States of America, 02138
Site Number1675
Alternate Names
Lampoon Building,
Building Root Number
N/A
PIRC Site Number 1675
PIRC Site Number 1675
Architect (Original)
Wheelwright & Haven
Constructed
1909
StatusInactive
Materials for this building in our collection are not fully processed at this time.
Site Name HistoryThe site is named after its address.Historical Notes44 Bow Street is the home to the Harvard Lampoon, a Harvard College student humor magazine. The building was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.Additional Information2017 winner of the Massachusetts Historical Commission Preservation Award
Placed on the National Register of Historic Places March 30, 1978. National Register Information System ID: 78000440.
“New Building for Lampoon.” Cambridge Tribune, 27 Feb. 1909, p. 5.
“New Lampoon Building.” Cambridge Chronicle, 10 Apr. 1909, p. 24.
“The New Lampoon Building.” The Harvard Graduates’ Magazine, vol. 18, no. 72, Harvard Graduates’ Magazine Association, 1910, pp. 633-.
Harvard Lampoon Building. General Information by and about the Harvard Lampoon Building. Harvard University Archives call number HUB 1509.
Harvard Lampoon. The Harvard Lampoon Fiftieth Anniversary, 1876-1926. The Harvard Lampoon, The Southworth Press, 1926.
Harvard Lampoon. The Harvard Lampoon Seventy-Fifth Anniversary, 1876-1951. Harvard Lampoon, 1952.
“New Lampoon Building.” Boston Globe, 23 Jan. 1910, p. 45.
“Sacred Ibis Perches on Dome.” Boston Globe, 17 Nov. 1909, p. 3.