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Newell Gate Lodge [Demolished]
Image Not Available for Newell Gate Lodge [Demolished]

Newell Gate Lodge [Demolished]

AddressNorth Harvard Street, Boston (Allston), MA, United States of America, 02134
Site Number1741
Building Root Number N/A
PIRC Site Number 1741
Architect (Original)
Building Acquired 1900
Constructed 1900
Demolished 197-
StatusInactive
Site Name HistoryThe site is named after Marshall Newell (A.B. 1894), a Harvard football player and Cornell University coach, who died suddenly. The Newell Boat House was also named in his honor.Historical NotesThe Newell Gate Lodge was a two-story building constructed in 1900 that contained a reception room and served as the living quarters for the Newell Gate gatekeeper.
Additional Information
“Soldiers’ Field Lodge.” Cambridge Tribune, 5 May 1900, p. 2.
“New Buildings.” The Harvard Crimson, 27 Sept. 1899, https://www.thecrimson.com/article/1899/9/27/new-buildings-pas-a-result-of/.
“The Lodge on Soldiers Field.” The Harvard Crimson, 3 Oct. 1900, https://www.thecrimson.com/article/1900/10/3/the-lodge-on-soldiers-field-pone/.