Kresge Hall [Demolished]
Address49, Harvard Way, Boston (Allston), MA, United States of America, 02163
Site Number248
Building Root Number
05021
Architect (Original)
Perry Shaw Hepburn Kehoe & Dean
Building Acquired
1953
Constructed 1953
Demolished 2014
Constructed 1953
Demolished 2014
StatusInactive
Site Name HistoryThe site is named after Sebastien S. Kresge (1867-1966), a pioneering retailer who established the S.S. Kresge Foundation, which funded the building's construction.Historical NotesKresge Hall was designed as a dining hall by the Boston architecture firm of Perry Shaw Hepburn Kehoe and Dean. It was completed in 1953.Additional Information
HBS Archives Photograph Collection: Buildings and Grounds, 1908-2006. (1908). Baker Business Library Historical Collections call number Arch P1
“2 Harvard Halls to Be Dedicated: Classroom and Dining Places Are Gifts of Rockefeller and Kresge Foundation.” New York Times, 1953, p. 52.
“New Buildings Honor Kresge and Nelson Aldrich.” Cambridge Chronicle, 11 June 1953, p. 10.
“Harvard Business School To Dedicate New Buildings.” The Christian Science Monitor, 6 June 1953, p. 8.
"Kresge, Aldrich Halls to Be Dedicated at Harvard Business School Friday." Daily Boston Globe, 1953 Jun 7, p. C31.
