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Geological Museum

Address24, Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA, United States of America, 02138
Site Number338
Alternate Names University Museum, Museum of Natural History
Building Root Number 04240
Architect (Original)
Land Acquired 1876
Building Acquired 1891
Constructed 1891
StatusActive
Site Name HistoryThe site is named after its function.Historical NotesThe Geological Museum was built as an addition to the University Museum complex in 1891. The museum was originally an outgrowth of the "Mineralogical Cabinet" that began in 1784 in Harvard Hall by Benjamin Waterhouse (hon. M.D. 1786). The building was funded by Alumni and friends.
Additional Information
General Information by and About the University Museum. Harvard University Archives call number HUB 1864.2.
Papers of Marland Pratt Billings, 1939-1972. Harvard University Archives call number HUG 4212.
Records of the Geological Museum, 1876-1924. Harvard University Archives call number UAV 419.10.
Harvard University Archives. Construction Management Records, ca. 1953-1986. Harvard University Archives call number UAV 298.8000
Hurlbut, Byron Satterlee. A Guide Book to the Grounds and Buildings of Harvard University. Cambridge: U, 1898. Print.
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