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Rockefeller Hall

Address47, Francis Avenue, Cambridge, MA, United States of America, 02138
Site Number397
Building Root Number 02316
Architect (Original)
Land Acquired 1935
Constructed 1971
Building Acquired 1971
StatusActive
Site Name HistoryThe site is named after John D. Rockefeller Jr. (1874 – 1960), the New York philanthropist and Harvard benefactor.Historical NotesRockefeller Hall was designed by architect Edward Larabee Barnes of New York and built for the Harvard Divinity School in 1971 as a student residence and community center. The upper floors of the building were converted to office use during a 2008 renovation.
Additional Information
Stendahl, Krister. Address given at the Dedication of Rockefeller Hall, July 25, 1972] (1972). Audio. HOLLIS number: 001241093
Barnes, Edward Larrabee, 1915-2004. The Edward Larrabee Barnes Collection. Special Collections, Frances Loeb Library, Graduate School of Design, Harvard University call number: DES.1993.0001.004165878
“Rockefeller Hall.” Architectural Record, vol. 154, no. 4, 1973, pp. 148–49, usmodernist.org/AR/AR-1973-10.pdf.
Harvard University Archives. Construction Management Records, ca. 1953-1986. Harvard University Archives call number UAV 298.8000
2009 winner of the Merit Award for College and University Design by the Boston Society of Landscape Architects.
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