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Currier House - Tuchman Hall

Address64, Linnaean Street, Cambridge, MA, United States of America, 02138
Site Number500G
Building Root Number 03246
Architect (Original)
Dedicated 1970
Building Acquired 1970
Constructed 1970
StatusActive
Site Name HistoryThe site is named after Radcliffe alumna Audrey Bruce Currier (A.B. 1956) and Barbara Tuchman (1912-1989), historian, author and trustee of Radcliffe College. The donation for the building, Radcliffe's fourth house, was given by Currier's mother, Ailsa Mellon Bruce.Historical NotesTuchman Hall opened in 1970 as a residence hall for Radcliffe College. It was designed by the New York architecture firm Harrison and Abramovitz. Today it is part of Currier House, one of Harvard's twelve undergraduate residential communities.
Additional Information
“Audrey Bruce Currier House.” Cambridge Chronicle, 19 Nov. 1970, p. 13.
“New Radcliffe Dorm Named for Alumna.” Cambridge Chronicle, 26 Sept. 1968, p. 11.
“Officials Dedicate Currier House.” The Harvard Crimson, 19 Nov. 1970, https://www.thecrimson.com/article/1970/11/19/officials-dedicate-currier-house-pradcliffe-college/.
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.
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