Holden Green Complex
AddressHolden Street, Cambridge, MA, United States of America, 02138
Site Number223
Building Root Number
06084
Architect (Original)
Kilham, Hopkins & Greeley
Constructed
1927
Building Acquired 1963
Building Acquired 1963
StatusActive
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Site Name HistoryThe site is named after its address.Historical NotesThe Holden Green residential complex was originally built in 1927 by the Harvard Housing Trust, a private entity, for students with families. The complex was designed by Boston-based Kilham Hopkins and Greeley, and was acquired by Harvard in 1963.Additional Information
Map of Cambridge in the Vicinity of Harvard University [showing location of Shaler Lane, Gibson Terrace and Holden Green] 1925. Loeb Design Library call number VF NAC 1695g27 Camb.
“Latest Harvard Housing Unit Ready for Occupancy in Fall: Holden Green, Planned for Married Graduate Students and Instructors, Has 92 Apartments and Houses at Moderate Rentals Fireplanes in All Houses Large Sale in Springfield Building Prices in June Medford Contract.” The Christian Science Monitor, 13 July 1927, p. 4B.
“Harvard Housing Trust Authorizes Architects to Construct New Group of Three Buildings.” The Harvard Crimson, 30 Jan. 1928, https://www.thecrimson.com/article/1928/1/30/harvard-housing-trust-authorizes-architects-to/.
Harvard University Archives. Construction Management Records, ca. 1953-1986. Harvard University Archives call number UAV 298.8000
General Information by and about Holden Green. Harvard University Archives call number HUB 1451.20.
