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21 Robinson Street

Address21, Robinson Street, Cambridge, MA, United States of America, 02138
Site Number749
Alternate Names Botanic Gardens
Building Root Number 06131
Architect (Original)
Constructed 1949
Land Acquired 1988
Building Acquired 1988
StatusActive
Site Name HistoryThe site is named after its address.Historical NotesThis site was originally part of the Botanic Gardens housing complex. The complex was designed for Harvard by DesGranges and Steffian of Boston and was completed in 1949. It was constructed to accommodate the influx of new college attendees after World War II. The housing complex is constructed on the site of the old Harvard Botanic Gardens which had occupied this site since 1805.
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