Class of 1870 Gate
AddressHarvard Yard, Cambridge, MA, 02138
Site Number2002
Alternate Names
Holden Chapel Gate,
Historic CAPS Identifier
107
PIRC Site Number 2002
Building Root Number N/A
PIRC Site Number 2002
Building Root Number N/A
Architect (Original)
McKim, Mead & White
Sponsor / Donor (Original)
Harvard Class of 1870
Honoree
Harvard Class of 1870
Constructed
1901
Building Acquired 1901
Building Acquired 1901
StatusActive
Site Name HistoryThe Class of 1870 Gate was named for the Harvard University Class of 1870 who provided the funds for its construction.Historical NotesThe Class of 1870 Gate was erected in 1900 from funds raised by the Class of 1870. The gate was one of three yard gates completed that year. Originally it opened to the entrance of Holden Chapel but due to the construction of Lionel Hall and Mower Hall the main entrance to Holden Chapel was relocated and the Class of 1870 Gate was closed in 1926.It is inscribed with the following: Erected by the class of 1870 in the year 1901; Given to the college by the class of 1870.Additional Information
Kamin, Blair. Gates of Harvard Yard. New York, Princeton Architectural Press, 2016.
Olsson, Marie Louise. Harvard Views, Consisting of Yard Views, Buildings, Gates: a Guide . J. F. Olsson & Co., 1914.
Swan, Walter Dana. "The Harvard Memorial Gates." The Architectural Review, June 1901, p.61-65, plate XLII.
"The New Harvard Gates Dedicated." Cambridge Chronicle. 29 Jun 1901, p. 12.
Harvard University. "Official Guide to Harvard University, Edited by the Harvard Memorial Society." The University, 1907.
“A Review of Beautiful and Historic Cambridge: Outside Setting of Nation’s Rarest Educational Gem.” Cambridge Tribune, 28 Apr. 1923, p. 6.