Cabot House - Bertram Hall
Address53, Shepard Street, Cambridge, MA, United States of America, 02138
Site Number510B
Building Root Number
03224
Architect (Original)
Alexander Wadsworth Longfellow Jr.
Land Acquired
1900
Building Acquired 1901
Constructed 1901
Building Acquired 1901
Constructed 1901
StatusActive
Site Name HistoryThe site is named after Virginia Wellington Cabot, Thomas Dudley Cabot (A.B. 1919), and for John Bertram Kimball, the son of Clara Bertam Kimball, Harvard benefactor.Historical NotesBertram Hall was built in 1901, designed by A. W. Longfellow, Jr. as a residence hall for Radcliffe College. Today it is part of Cabot House, one of Harvard's twelve undergraduate residential communities.Additional Information
Ruth Lansing Common Room
Cliff, Mary F. “So Long, SoHo: South House Gets New Name, Large Gift.” The Harvard Crimson, 9 Feb. 1984, https://www.thecrimson.com/article/1984/2/9/so-long-soho-south-house-gets/.
“New Dormitory for Radcliffe.” Cambridge Chronicle, 20 Apr. 1901.
“Hall of Residence.” Cambridge Tribune, 16 Mar. 1901, p. 1.
“Radcliffe’s First Dormitory: Bertram Hall Will Mark New Departure at The Cambridge College.” Boston Daily Globe, 14 June 1901, p. 11.
“Radcliffe Names South House for the Cabots.” Harvard Gazette, 10 Feb. 1984.
“A New Building at Radcliffe.” The Harvard Crimson, 28 Sept. 1900, https://www.thecrimson.com/article/1900/9/28/a-new-building-at-radcliffe-pmrs/.
Records of Cabot House 1971-1983, Harvard University Archives call number UAV 255.10.
Placed on the National Register of Historic Places May 19,1986. National Register Information System ID: 86001270
This building has been designated by the University Planning Office as having a Notable Interior.
