Porcellian Gate
AddressHarvard Yard, Cambridge, MA, 02138
Site Number2022
Alternate Names
Boylston Gate,
McKean Gate
Building Root Number
N/A
PIRC Site Number 2022
Historic CAPS Identifier 107
PIRC Site Number 2022
Historic CAPS Identifier 107
Architect (Original)
McKim, Mead & White
Honoree
Joseph McKean
Sponsor / Donor (Original)
The Porcellian Club
Constructed
1901
Building Acquired 1901
Building Acquired 1901
StatusActive
Site Name HistoryThe gate is named for the Porcellian Club which donated the funds for its construction.Historical NotesThe Porcellian Gate was erected in 1901 from funds raised by the Porcellian Club which was founded in 1791 by Joseph McKean. It is the only yard gate funded by a student club and is notable for the large stone boar's head sculpture on the keystone of the arch. It is inscribed with the following: Veritas 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 XL.
"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.
“Here and There.” Cambridge Tribune, 19 Dec. 1891, p. 4.
