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William James Hall
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William James Hall

Address33, Kirkland Street, Cambridge, MA, United States of America, 02138
Site Number364
Building Root Number 04460
Architect (Original)
Constructed 1964
Building Acquired 1964
StatusActive
Site Name HistoryThe site is named for William James (1842-1910), influential Harvard philosopher and psychologist.Historical NotesWilliam James Hall was designed by noted Detroit-area architect Minoru Yamasaki and completed in 1964. Randall Hall, built in 1898 was demolished to make way for William James Hall.
Additional Information
“Behavioral Center Named After James.” Harvard Crimson, 16 Aug. 1962, https://www.thecrimson.com/article/1962/8/16/behavioral-center-named-after-james-pharvards/.
“College Buildings.” Architectural Record, Oct. 1965, pp. 137–60, https://www.usmodernist.org/AR/AR-1965-10.pdf.
“Work on New 14-Story Harvard Behavioral Science Building Starts in Spring.” Cambridge Chronicle, 7 Sept. 1961.
Hosken, Fran P. “Scale in Cambridge.” Arts and Architecture, no. 9, Oct. 1966, pp. 6–7.
“Harvard Naming New Building for William James.” Boston Globe, 14 Aug. 1962, p. 7.
“Harvard Opens New Building.” Boston Globe, 21 Mar. 1965, p. A_28.
Harvard University Archives. Construction Management Records, ca. 1953-1986. Harvard University Archives call number UAV 298.8000
Harvard University. Floor Plans for William James Hall, 1964. (1964). Harvard University Archives call number UAI 15.99.26
Hosken, Fran P. "Harvard Architecture: Triumph or Blunder?" Boston Sunday Herald, 6 Feb. 1966, p. 26-27. Print.
Newman, E.B. Dictated Notes about Photographs of William James Hall. Harvard University Archives call number HUB 1879.10.2.
Harvard University. Department of Psychology. Records Relating to Construction of William James Hall, 1956-1972. Harvard University Archives call number UAV 714.456.
General Information by and about William James Hall. Harvard University Archives call number HUB 1879.10.
“Yama at Harvard.” Architectural Record, vol. 137, no. 5, 1965, p. 15, usmodernist.org/AR/AR-1965-05.pdf.
“Adaptable New Tower for Harvard.” Architectural Record, vol. 138, no. 4, 1965, pp. 137–39, usmodernist.org/AR/AR-1965-10.pdf.
This building has been designated by the University Planning Office as having a Notable Interior.
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