Goldenson Building
Address220, Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA, United States of America, 02115
Site Number602
Building Root Number
05534
Architect (Original)
Shepley, Rutan & Coolidge
Constructed
1906
Building Acquired 1906
Building Acquired 1906
StatusActive
Materials for this building in our collection are not fully processed at this time.
Site Name HistoryThe site is named for Leonard H. Goldenson (1905-1999), president of the American Broadcasting Company, and his wife Isabelle Charlotte Weinstein Goldenson (1921-2005), co-founders of United Cerebral Palsy, the charitable organization.Historical NotesThe Goldenson Building was designed for Harvard Medical School by Shepley, Rutan and Coolidge of Boston and opened in 1906.Additional Information
“New Harvard Medical School.” Boston Post, 12 Dec. 1903, p. 39.
“Plans for New Medical School.” The Harvard Crimson, 9 Apr. 1903, https://www.thecrimson.com/article/1903/4/9/plans-for-new-medical-school-pshepley/.
“Medical School Buildings.” The Harvard Crimson, 30 Nov. 1903, https://www.thecrimson.com/article/1903/11/30/medical-school-buildings-pcontracts-have-recently/.
“Goldenson Building Dedicated At HMS.” The Harvard Crimson, 4 Oct. 1994, https://www.thecrimson.com/article/1994/10/4/goldenson-building-dedicated-at-hms-pthe/.
“The New Harvard Medical School Buildings, Cambridge, Mass.” American Architect and Building News, vol. 92, no. 2, Dec. 1907, pp. 203–10.
Harvard University Archives. Construction Management Records, ca. 1953-1986. Harvard University Archives call number UAV 298.8000