Class of 1889 Gate
AddressHarvard Yard, Cambridge, MA, 02138
Site Number2021
Alternate Names
Wigglesworth Gate
Building Root Number
N/A
PIRC Site Number 2021
Historic CAPS Identifier 107
PIRC Site Number 2021
Historic CAPS Identifier 107
Architect (Original)
McKim, Mead & White
Constructed
1901
Building Acquired 1901
Building Acquired 1901
StatusActive
Site Name HistoryThe site is named for the Class of 1889.Historical NotesThe Class of 1889 Gate was erected in 1901 from funds raised by the Class of 1889. It is inscribed with the following: 89Additional Information
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Swan, Walter Dana. "The Harvard Memorial Gates." The Architectural Review, June 1901, p.61-65, plate XLIII.
"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.
