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Werner Otto Hall Addition [Demolished]
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Werner Otto Hall Addition [Demolished]

Address25, Prescott Street, Cambridge, MA, United States of America, 02138
Site Number456
Building Root Number 00106
Architect (Original)
Constructed 1991
Building Acquired 1991
Demolished 2008
StatusInactive
Materials for this building in our collection are not fully processed at this time.
Site Name HistoryThe site is named after Werner Otto (1909-2011), a German entrepreneur, who donated funds for its construction.Historical NotesWerner Otto Hall was a 15,000 square foot addition built in 1991 to house galleries for the Busch-Reisinger Museum. The building faced Prescott Street and was razed in 2010 to make room for the renovation and expansion of the 32 Quincy Museum.
Additional Information
Busch Study Room
Susan Morse Hilles Fine Arts Library
Harvard University Archives. General Information by and about the Harvard Art Museum. Harvard University Archives HUF 861.1000.2 and HUF 861.1000.2 pf
“Harvard Plans New Busch-Reisinger.” Cambridge Chronicle, 11 Dec. 1986, p. 21.
Miyazaki, Yuko. “The New Busch-Reisinger Plans.” The Harvard Crimson, 24 Feb. 1989, https://www.thecrimson.com/article/1989/2/24/the-new-busch-reisinger-plans-pa-few/.
Harvard University. Art Museums. Photographs of the Harvard Art Museum. 1927-2001. (1927). Harvard University Art Museum Archives call number HC 22
“Museum as Moderator.” Architectural Record, vol. 1775, no. 5, 1989, p. 57, usmodernist.org/AR/AR-1989-05.pdf.
Campbell, Robert. “A Failure to Communicate Leads to Other Failures.” Architectural Record, vol. 196, no. 8, 2008, pp. 53–54, usmodernist.org/AR/AR-2008-08.pdf.
This building has been designated by the University Planning Office as having a Notable Interior.
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