Morris Hall
Address14, Harvard Way, Boston (Allston), MA, United States of America, 02163
Site Number257
Building Root Number
05063
Architect (Original)
McKim, Mead & White
Building Acquired
1926
Constructed 1926
Constructed 1926
StatusActive
Site Name HistoryThe site is named for Robert Morris, Jr. (1734-1806), a signer of the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, and the United States Constitution who, from 1781 to 1784, served as the Superintendent of Finance, managing the economy of the fledgling United States.
Historical NotesMorris Hall is one of the original buildings on the Harvard Business School campus. It was a gift of George Fisher Baker. It was designed as a residence hall by McKim Mead and White of New York City and completed in 1926.Additional Information
HBS Archives Photograph Collection: Buildings and Grounds, 1908-2006. (1908). Baker Business Library Historical Collections call number Arch P1
“George Fisher Baker Gives Five Million to University.” The Harvard Crimson, 2 June 1924, https://www.thecrimson.com/article/1924/6/2/george-fisher-baker-gives-five-million/.
“Harvard’s New Business School to Be a $5,000,000 Group: Winning Design, by McKim, Meade & White, Selected Out of Forty-Nine Submitted.” American Builder, vol. 39, no. 5, Aug. 1925, pp. 118–19.
“Architects for New Harvard Buildings: McKim, Mead & White Will Design $5,006,000 Group of Structures For Business School.” Boston Daily Globe, 12 Jan. 1925, p. A6.
“Architects Chosen for New Group of Harvard Buildings.” Cambridge Chronicle, 17 Jan. 1925, p. 17.
“Architectural Plans for the Harvard Business School Buildings to Be Erected Near the Harvard Stadium.” Cambridge Tribune, 17 Jan. 1925, p. 4.
Weber, Paul J. Photographs of Harvard University Buildings and Grounds Taken by Paul J. Weber, Ca. 1929-1931 and 1939. Harvard University Archives call number HUV 2329
Harvard University Archives. Construction Management Records, ca. 1953-1986. Harvard University Archives call number UAV 298.8000