Cyclotron Nuclear Laboratory [Demolished]
Address44, Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA, United States of America, 02138
Site Number655
Alternate Names
Nuclear Laboratory,
Historic CAPS Identifier
254
Building Root Number 04360
Building Root Number 04360
Architect (Original)
Coolidge, Shepley, Bulfinch, and Abbott
Constructed
1947
Building Acquired 1947
Demolished 2003
Building Acquired 1947
Demolished 2003
StatusInactive
Materials for this building in our collection are not fully processed at this time.
Site Name HistoryThe site is named after its function.Historical NotesThe Nuclear Laboratory was built to house a replacement of the university's first cyclotron which was moved to Los Alamos, New Mexico during the second world war. The university provided the source of funds for construction while the cyclotron was funded by the United States government. The cyclotron was demolished in 2003 in preparation for the construction of the Northwest Laboratory Building.Additional InformationMaycock, Susan E., and Charles Sullivan. Building old Cambridge: architecture and development. Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press, 2016. Print. Lamont Library call number NA735.C28 M39 2016; Loeb Design Library call number NA735.C28 M39 2016.
Dorgan, Lauren R. “Wrecking Crews Target Cyclotron.” The Harvard Crimson, 7 Feb. 2002, https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2002/2/7/wrecking-crews-target-cyclotron-harvards-cyclotron/.
“University Builds Home for New Cyclotron.” The Harvard Crimson, 24 Jan. 1947, https://www.thecrimson.com/article/1947/1/24/university-builds-home-for-new-cyclotron/.
