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Elizabeth Cary Agassiz Gate

AddressRadcliffe Yard, Cambridge, MA, United States of America, 02138
Site Number2030
Alternate Names Agassiz Gate
Building Root Number N/A
PIRC Site Number 2030
Architect (Original) John W. Ames
Honoree Elizabeth Cabot Cary Agassiz
Constructed 1916
Building Acquired 1916
StatusActive
Site Name HistoryThe site is named after Elizabeth Cary Agassiz (1822 – 1907), the co-founder and first president of Radcliffe College.Historical NotesThe Agassiz Gate was constructed in 1916 and given as a gift by the children and grandchildren of Elizabeth Cary Agassiz, who was the first president of Radcliffe College from 1882 to 1903.Additional Information
"The Agassiz Gate." Cambridge Tribune, 2 Dec.1916, p. 1.
“The Gates of Radcliffe.” Cambridge Chronicle, December 2, 1916.