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Pforzheimer House - Moors Hall

Address54, Linnaean Street, Cambridge, MA, United States of America, 02138
Site Number520F
Alternate Names Mary Buckminster Moors Hall
Building Root Number 03305
Architect (Original)
Constructed 1948
Building Acquired 1948
Dedicated 1949
StatusActive
Site Name HistoryThe site is named after benefactors Carol K. Pforzheimer (1909-2010) and Carl H. Pforzheimer Jr. (1907-1996) as well as Mary Buckminster Moors, the mother of John Fenwell Moors, its donor, a member of the governing boards of Radcliffe for more than fifty years.Historical NotesMoors Hall was built in 1948, designed by Boston-area firm Maginnis and Walsh as a residence hall for Radcliffe College. Today it is part of Pforzheimer House, one of Harvard's twelve undergraduate residential communities.
Additional Information
“Conflagration in Moors Hall Fails to Halt Debut.” The Harvard Crimson, 26 Sept. 1949, https://www.thecrimson.com/article/1949/9/26/conflagration-in-moors-hall-fails-to/.
“Work Speeds Up on Luxurious Moors Hall.” The Harvard Crimson, 16 Feb. 1949, https://www.thecrimson.com/article/1949/2/16/work-speeds-up-on-luxurious-moors/.
“Boston Man Gives $125,000 to Radcliffe for Building a New Dormitory Here.” Cambridge Chronicle, 1 Jan. 1948, p. 13.
“Radcliffe Pays Tribute to John F. Moors at Exercises at New Moors Hall Sunday.” Cambridge Chronicle, 15 Dec. 1949, p. 16.
Records of North House, ca. 1966-May 10, 1995, Harvard University Archives call numbers HUD 3616.5059, HUD 3616.5036, HUD 3616.5000.
General information by and about North House, Harvard University Archives call number HUB 1615.2.
Radcliffe College Architectural Drawings, 1885-2006. (1885). Schlesinger Library call number RGXXXIII
This building has been designated by the University Planning Office as having a Notable Interior.
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