Currier House
AddressCambridge, MA, United States of America, 02138
Site Number500
Building Root Number
03240
Architect (Original)
Harrison & Abramovitz
Building Acquired
1966-1970
Constructed 1966-1970
Dedicated 1970
Constructed 1966-1970
Dedicated 1970
StatusActive
Site Name HistoryThe site is named after Radcliffe alumna Audrey Bruce Currier (A.B. 1956). The donation for the building, Radcliffe's fourth house, was given by Currier's mother, Ailsa Mellon Bruce.Historical NotesCurrier House opened in September of 1970. Each of the four towers in the house complex is named for distinguished Radcliffe alumnae, Mabel Daniels, Mary Caperton Bingham, Helen Homans Gilbert, and Barbara Wertheim Tuchman. Currier House was known as New House during development and construction.Additional Information
"Library, New House Named by Radcliffe." Cambridge Chronicle, 17 June 1965, p. 7.
"New Radcliffe Dorm Named for Alumna." Cambridge Chronicle, 26 Sept. 1968, p. 11.
“Officials Dedicate Currier House.” Harvard Crimson, 19 Nov. 1970, https://www.thecrimson.com/article/1970/11/19/officials-dedicate-currier-house-pradcliffe-college/.
"Radcliffe Now Building Its First College House." Cambridge Chronicle, 26 Sept. 1968, p. 6.
"Achieving Radcliffe’s House System." 1967-1972 Radcliffe College Report of the President. [Cambridge, Mass.], p. 5-23. https://iiif.lib.harvard.edu/manifests/view/drs:2573641$331i.
Currier House (Cambridge, Mass.), Development Office call number LD2159.C87 A83 1972x.
General information by and about Currier House, Harvard University Archives call number HUB 1310.
Benjamin, Laura R. “Radcliffe Gets Largest Grant For 4th House.” Harvard Crimson, 23 Sept. 1968, https://www.thecrimson.com/article/1968/9/23/radcliffe-gets-largest-grant-for-4th/.
“College Dorms for New Lifestyles.” Architectural Forum, vol. 136, June 1972, pp. 52–53, https://www.usmodernist.org/AF/AF-1972-06.pdf.
Harvard University Archives. Construction Management Records, ca. 1953-1986. Harvard University Archives call number UAV 298.8000
