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Bussey Institute Hyams Laboratory [Sold]
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Bussey Institute Hyams Laboratory [Sold]

Address375, South Street, Boston, MA, United States of America
Site Number1700
Alternate Names Massachusetts Department of Public Health,
Building Root Number N/A
PIRC Site Number 1700
Previous Building Number 265
Previous Building Number 257
Architect (Original) Coolidge, Shepley, Bulfinch, and Abbott
Constructed 1945
StatusInactive
Materials for this building in our collection are not fully processed at this time.
Site Name HistoryThe site is named for Benjamin Bussey (A.B. 1803) a Boston merchant who bequethed funds to Harvard and for the Godfrey M. Hyams Trust which contributed the funds for it construction.Historical NotesThe Bussey Institute, located in Jamaica Plain, was originally built as an undergraduate school of husbandry and gardening. In 1908 it became a graduate school for applied biology. Benjamin Bussey (A.B. 1903) provided the funds for the Bussey Institute in his will. Hyams Laboratory was constructed by Harvard University for the Massachusetts Department of Public Health in 1946.Additional Information
"University Accepts $5,695,921.19 in Gifts, Headed by Lamont Grant for New Library." The Harvard Crimson June 13, 1946.