Byerly Hall
Address6, Garden Street, Cambridge, MA, United States of America, 02138
Site Number543
Building Root Number
03091
Architect (Original)
Coolidge & Carlson
Honoree
William Elwood Byerly
Land Acquired
1896-1909
Constructed 1931
Building Acquired 1931
Constructed 1931
Building Acquired 1931
StatusActive
Site Name HistoryThe site is named for William Elwood Byerly (1849-1935), a professor of mathematics and member of Radcliffe College's governing board.Historical NotesByerly Hall, built to hold the departments of chemistry and physics, was designed by the Boston-based architects Coolidge and Carlson and completed in 1931. It sits on a site formerly occupied by the Gilman Building, named after Arthur Gilman. It was built from funds through the General Education Board. It currently houses offices and common space for the Radcliffe Fellows program.Additional Information
Harvard University Archives. Construction Management Records, ca. 1953-1986. Harvard University Archives call number UAV 298.8000
Radcliffe College Architectural Drawings, 1885-2006. (1885). Schlesinger Library call number RGXXXIII
“New Science Building at Radcliffe Opened.” Cambridge Tribune, 21 Oct. 1932, p. 4.
“New Science Building for Radcliffe College.” Cambridge Chronicle, 21 Oct. 1932, p. 12.
Byerly Hall Records 1932, Schlesinger Library call number RA.A/B993.
Records 1931-1932, Schlesinger Library call number SC 64: http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:RAD.SCHL:sch00818
Radcliffe College Archives, Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute, Harvard University. Papers of Arthur Becket Lamb Regarding Byerly Hall Construction, 1929-1932. 1931. Schlesinger Library SC 64.