Irwin Gate
AddressRadcliffe Yard, Cambridge, MA, United States of America, 02138
Site Number2026
Alternate Names
Agnes Irwin Gate
Building Root Number
N/A
PIRC Site Number 2026
PIRC Site Number 2026
Architect (Original)
John W. Ames
Honoree
Agnes Irwin
Sponsor / Donor (Original)
Isabella Stewart Gardner
Building Acquired
1916
Constructed 1916
Constructed 1916
StatusActive
Site Name HistoryThe site is named after Agnes Irwin, the first dean of Radcliffe College from 1894 to 1909..Historical NotesThe Irwin Gate was constructed in 1916 and was given as a gift by Isabella Steward Gardner.Additional Information
"The New Gate." The Radcliffe quarterly. Radcliffe College. December 1916-August 1917: 11-12.
“The Agassiz Gate.” Cambridge Tribune, December 2, 1916.
“The Gates of Radcliffe.” Cambridge Chronicle, December 2, 1916.