Wallach House
Address77, Brattle Street, Cambridge, MA, United States of America, 02138
Alternate Address79, Brattle Street, Cambridge, MA, United States of America, 02138
Site Number555
Alternate Names
Buckingham House,
John Chamberlain House
Building Root Number
03109
Architect (Original)
Unknown
Constructed
1821
Building Acquired 1911
Building Acquired 1911
StatusActive
Site Name HistoryThe site, formerly Buckingham House, was named after Harriet Dean Buckingham, Secretary of the College from 1911 to 1937. The site was renamed Wallach House in 2018 in honor of Susan S. and Kenneth L. Wallach who gave $10 million to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study. Susan is a graduate of Radcliffe College and Harvard Law School and served on the final Radcliffe Board of Trustees before its merger with Harvard. She served as a Harvard overseer from 2005 to 2011 and received the Harvard Medal in 2012.Historical NotesWallach House was built in 1821 as a private residence and acquired by Radcliffe College in 1911. It has been used as a graduate dormitory, classroom space, and a center for research programs and undergraduate admissionts. Today it is used as office space.Additional Information
“Announcing the Susan S. and Kenneth L. Wallach House.” Radcliffe Magazine, Winter 2018, pp. 36–37.
“Radcliffe College Buys.” Boston Evening Transcript, 1 Mar. 1911, p. 3.
Radcliffe College. Radcliffe Career Services. Records of Radcliffe Career Services, 1918-1996. Radcliffe College Archives call number RG XIII http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:RAD.SCHL:sch01148
Bunting-Smith, Mary Ingraham. Records of Radcliffe College President Mary Ingraham Bunting-Smith, 1960-1972. Radcliffe College Archives call number RG II, Series 4 http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:RAD.SCHL:sch00394
“Radcliffe Buys.” Cambridge Tribune, 4 Mar. 1911, p. 1.
This building has been designated by the University Planning Office as having a Notable Interior.