Vanderbilt Hall
Address107, Avenue Louis Pasteur, Boston, MA, United States of America, 02115
Site Number600
Building Root Number
05532
Architect (Original)
Coolidge, Shepley, Bulfinch, and Abbott
Constructed
1928
Building Acquired 1928
Building Acquired 1928
StatusActive
Materials for this building in our collection are not fully processed at this time.
Site Name HistoryThe site is named after Harold S. Vanderbilt (1884-1970), an American railroad executive who provided funds for the building's construction.Historical NotesVanderbilt Hall was designed by Coolidge Shepley Bulfinch and Abbott of Boston and opened in 1928. It serves as a residence hall for medical, dental and public health students at Harvard.Additional InformationHarvard University Archives. Construction Management Records, ca. 1953-1986. Harvard University Archives call number UAV 298.8000
Weber, Paul J. Photographs of Harvard University Buildings and Grounds Taken by Paul J. Weber, Ca. 1929-1931 and 1939. Harvard University Archives call number HUV 2329
Harvard University Archives. Vanderbilt Hall. General Information by and about Vanderbilt Hall. Harvard University Archves call number HUB 1866.2
Counway Medicine Rare Books. Harvard Medical School Buildings and Grounds, Vanderbilt Hall, and the Seeley G. Mudd Building Images, ca. 1923-1980. 1824. Countway call number RG M-CL02 (Series 00097c)
“Vanderbilt Hall Nearing Completion.” Cambridge Tribune, 12 Feb. 1927.
“New University Buildings Herald Big Era in Construction Program.” The Harvard Crimson, 18 Feb. 1927, https://www.thecrimson.com/article/1927/2/18/new-university-buildings-herald-big-era/.
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