Harvard Forest - Shaler Hall
Address324, North Main Street, Petersham, MA, United States of America, 01366
Alternate Address324, North Main Street, Athol, MA, United States of America, 01331
Site Number467
Alternate Names
Main Building,
Headquarters
Building Root Number
04183
Constructed
1940
Building Acquired 1940
Dedicated 1941
Building Acquired 1940
Dedicated 1941
StatusActive
Site Name HistoryThe site is named for Nathaniel Southgate Shaler (1841-1906), a Harvard paleontologist and geologist who served as dean of Harvard's Lawrence Scientific School from 1891.Historical NotesShaler Hall functions as the main administrative building at the Harvard Forest in Petersham, Massachusetts. The construction of the Shaler Hall was funded through an anonymous gift.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.
“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/.
“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/.
"A Gift of Woodland." Cambridge Tribune, 26 Oct. 1907, p.10.
