Harvard Forest - Fisher Museum
Address324, North Main Street, Petersham, MA, United States of America, 01366
Alternate Address324, North Main Street, Athol, MA, United States of America, 01331
Site Number461
Alternate Names
Environmental Control Facility
Historic CAPS Identifier
HA9.211.1
Building Root Number 04175
Building Root Number 04175
Constructed
1940
Building Acquired 1940
Dedicated 1941
Building Acquired 1940
Dedicated 1941
StatusActive
Site Name HistoryThe site is named after Richard T. Fisher, the first director of the Harvard Forest.Historical NotesThe construction of the Fisher Museum was funded through an anonymous gift. It was built initially to contain 23 dioramas of New England forests designed by Richard T. Fisher, the first director of the Harvard Forest. The Harvard Forest is comprised of approximately 4,000 acres of land in Petersham, Massachusetts. The Forest houses research facilities and other educational facilities like the Fisher Museum, which is open to the public.
Additional Information
“Dedicate Two Harvard Forest Buildings Today: Pres. Conant to Accept Keys to Shaler Hall and Fisher Museum.” Daily Boston Globe, 13 May 1941, p. 6.
“Two Forestry Buildings Are Dedicated Today.” The Harvard Crimson, 13 May 1941, https://www.thecrimson.com/article/1941/5/13/two-forestry-buildings-are-dedicated-today/.
“Conant Officiates At Forestry Dedication.” The Harvard Crimson, 14 May 1941, https://www.thecrimson.com/article/1941/5/14/conant-officiates-at-forestry-dedication-paccompanied/.
"A Gift of Woodland." Cambridge Tribune, 26 Oct. 1907, p.10.
Harvard University Archives. Construction Management Records, ca. 1953-1986. Harvard University Archives call number UAV 298.8000
