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Rotch Building [Demolished]
Rotch Building [Demolished]

Rotch Building [Demolished]

Address7, Jarvis Street, Cambridge, MA, United States of America, 02138
Site Number1777
Alternate Names Carey Field House, Carey Athletic Building
Architect (Original) Longfellow, Alden & Harlow
Sponsor / Donor (Original) Henry Reginald Carey
Constructed 1889
Demolished 1950
StatusInactive
Site Name HistoryThe building was named for Annie Rotch and her children, Edith and Arthur, who contributed to the Lawrence Scientific School.Historical NotesOriginally the Rotch Building was named the Carey Athletic Building after Henry R. Carey the donor of the building and member of that Harvard class of 1888.

In 1897, the Carey Cage, an indoor athletic facility was built in Allston. At that time the Carey Athletic Building was renamed the Rotch Building and became the home of the mining, metallurgy, and geology departments.

The building was razed in 1950.Additional Information
“Obituary.” The Harvard Crimson [Cambridge, MA], 2 May 1893, https://www.thecrimson.com/article/1893/5/2/obituary-henry-e-seaton-assistant-curator.
"Harvard Improvements." Boston Daily Globe. 17 Mar 1901, p.37.
“Rotch Building, Old Observatory, Will Be Torn Down This Summer.” The Harvard Crimson, 30 Mar. 1950, https://www.thecrimson.com/article/1950/3/30/rotch-building-old-observatory-will-be/.
“Circling the Square.” The Harvard Crimson, 6 May 1950, https://www.thecrimson.com/article/1950/5/6/circling-the-square-pwhen-langdell-hall/.
“The New Athletic Building.” The Harvard Crimson, 30 Jan. 1890, https://www.thecrimson.com/article/1890/1/30/the-new-athletic-building-the-work/.
“New Home for Harvard Athletes.” Boston Globe, 11 Oct. 1890, p. 4.