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Class of 1875 Gate
Class of 1875 Gate

Class of 1875 Gate

AddressHarvard Yard, Cambridge, MA, 02138
Site Number2024
Alternate Names Straus Gate
Building Root Number N/A
PIRC Site Number 2024
Historic CAPS Identifier 107
Architect (Original)
Constructed 1900
Building Acquired 1900
StatusActive
Site Name HistoryThe gate is named for the Class of 1875 which donated the funds for its construction.Historical NotesThe Class of 1875 Gate was erected in 1900 from funds raised by the class.

It is inscribed with the following: Open ye gates that the righteous nation which keepeth the truth may enter in.
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 XXXIX.
“A Review of Beautiful and Historic Cambridge: Outside Setting of Nation’s Rarest Educational Gem.” Cambridge Tribune, 28 Apr. 1923, p. 6.
“Old Pump and 1875 Gate.” The Harvard Graduates’ Magazine, vol. 9, no. 36, 1901, pp. 611-.
“Class of ’75 Memorial Gate at Harvard Being Moved.” Cambridge Chronicle, 22 May 1926, p. 12.
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.
“Three Gates Finished.” Cambridge Tribune, 5 Jan. 1901, p. 1.
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