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Tosteson Medical Education Center

Address260, Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA, United States of America, 02115
Site Number605
Alternate Names Medical School Building E, TMEC
Building Root Number 05537
Architect (Renewal) Ellenzweig
Architect (Original) Shepley, Rutan & Coolidge
Constructed 1906
Building Acquired 1906
Renewed 1987
StatusActive
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Site Name HistoryThe site is named after Daniel C. Tosteson (1925-2009), dean of Harvard Medical School from 1977 to 1997.Historical NotesThe Tosteson Medical Education Center was designed for Harvard Medical School by Shepley, Rutan and Coolidge of Boston and opened in 1906. A major addition designed by Ellenzweig and Moore of Cambridge opened in 1987.Additional Information
“A Discreet Addition to a Proper Bostonian.” Architectural Record, vol. 175, no. 3, Mar. 1987, p. 55, usmodernist.org/AR/AR-1987-03.pdf.
“The New Harvard Medical School Buildings, Cambridge, Mass.” American Architect and Building News, vol. 92, no. 2, Dec. 1907, pp. 203–10.
“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/.
“New Harvard Medical School.” Boston Post, 12 Dec. 1903, p. 39.
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