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65 Mount Auburn Street

Address65, Mount Auburn Street, Cambridge, MA, United States of America, 02138
Site Number270
Alternate Names Ridgely Hall,
Building Root Number 06098
Architect (Original) George S. R. McLean
Constructed 1904
Lease Started 1978
StatusActive
Site Name HistoryThe site is named after its address.Historical Notes65 Mount Auburn Street was designed by Cambridge architect George S.R. McLean as a seven-story private dormitory called Ridgely Hall. It was built in 1904. Harvard acquired the building in 2000, and it currently houses Harvard affiliates.Additional Information
“New Mt. Auburn Street Dormitory.” The Harvard Crimson, 21 Jan. 1904, https://www.thecrimson.com/article/1904/1/21/new-mt-auburn-street-dormitory-pin/.
“Ridgely Hall. New Dormitory to Be Erected on Mount Auburn Street by Isaac McLean at a Cost of $70,000.” Cambridge Tribune, 23 Jan. 1904, p. 10.
“Ridgely Hall. Ground Soon to Be Broken for New College Dormitory, Next to Claverly-Isaac McLean the Owner.” Cambridge Chronicle, 23 Jan. 1904, p. 16.
“New Dormitory for Harvard.” Boston Post, 21 Jan. 1904, p. 5.
“New Harvard Dormitory.” Boston Evening Transcript, 26 Feb. 1904, p. 7.
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