Hampden Hall
Address1236-1256, Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA, United States of America, 02138
Alternate Address6, Plympton Street, Cambridge, MA, United States of America, 02138
Alternate Address8, Plympton Street, Cambridge, MA, United States of America, 02138
Alternate Address1236, Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA, United States of America, 02138
Alternate Address1230, Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA, United States of America, 02138
Alternate Address1256, Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA, United States of America, 02138
Alternate Address1246-1256, Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA, United States of America, 02138
Site Number191
Alternate Names
8 Plympton Street
Building Root Number
06075
Architect (Original)
Coolidge & Carlson
Constructed
1902
Building Acquired 1978
Land Acquired 1978
Building Acquired 1978
Land Acquired 1978
StatusActive
Site Name HistorySite name history has not yet been added for this site.Historical NotesHampden Hall was designed by the Boston architecture firm of Coolidge and Carlson and completed in 1902. It was acquired by Harvard in 1978 and contains retail space and residential units for Harvard affiliates.Additional Information
“Hampden Hall. New Dormitory to Be Built by the University Associates, Corner Massachusetts Avenue and Plympton Street.” Cambridge Chronicle, 16 Nov. 1901, p. 1.
“New Students’ Dormitory for Cambridge: Hampden Hall Will Be Erected at the Corner of Massachusetts Av and Plympton St.” Boston Daily Globe, 19 Dec. 1901, p. 2.
“Hampden and Westmorly Halls.” Cambridge Chronicle, 6 Sept. 1902, p. 11.
“Hampden Hall.” The Harvard Crimson, 20 Jan. 1901, https://www.thecrimson.com/article/1901/1/20/hampden-hall-phampden-hall-the-new/.
This building has been designated by the University Planning Office as having a Notable Interior.