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
PIRC Site Number 2024
Historic CAPS Identifier 107
Architect (Original)
McKim, Mead & White
Constructed
1900
Building Acquired 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
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“A Review of Beautiful and Historic Cambridge: Outside Setting of Nation’s Rarest Educational Gem.” Cambridge Tribune, 28 Apr. 1923, p. 6.
“Class of ’75 Memorial Gate at Harvard Being Moved.” Cambridge Chronicle, 22 May 1926, p. 12.
“Old Pump and 1875 Gate.” The Harvard Graduates’ Magazine, vol. 9, no. 36, 1901, pp. 611-.
