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Class of 1889 Gate
Class of 1889 Gate

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
Architect (Original)
Building Acquired 1901
Constructed 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: 89
Additional Information
Harvard University. "Official Guide to Harvard University, Edited by the Harvard Memorial Society." The University, 1907.
"The New Harvard Gates Dedicated." Cambridge Chronicle. 29 Jun 1901, p. 12.
Swan, Walter Dana. "The Harvard Memorial Gates." The Architectural Review, June 1901, p.61-65, plate XLIII.
“A Review of Beautiful and Historic Cambridge: Outside Setting of Nation’s Rarest Educational Gem.” Cambridge Tribune, 28 Apr. 1923, p. 6.
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.
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