Perkins Hall
Address35, Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA, United States of America, 02138
Site Number783
Building Root Number
04862
Architect (Original)
Shepley, Rutan & Coolidge
Building Acquired
1895
Constructed 1895
Constructed 1895
StatusActive
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Site Name HistoryThe site is named for Reverend Daniel Perkins (A.B. 1717), Reverend Richard Perkins (A.B. 1748) and William Foster Perkins (A.B. 1819), all kin of Catherine Page Perkins, Harvard benefactor.Historical NotesPerkins Hall is a graduate student residence hall designed by Shepley Rutan and Coolidge of Boston and completed in 1895. During World War I the building housed activities related to the United States Naval Radio School, which occupied a portion of Harvard's campus from 1917 to 1919. It was a gift of Catherine P. Perkins.Additional Information
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
“Perkins Hall.” The Harvard Graduates’ Magazine, vol. 1, no. 1, Harvard Graduates’ Magazine Association, 1893, pp. 613-.
“Perkins Hall.” Cambridge Tribune, 5 Aug. 1893, p. 7.
“Another New Dormitory.” The Harvard Crimson, 5 May 1893, https://www.thecrimson.com/article/1893/5/5/another-new-dormitory-the-report-of/.
“Three New Dormitories for Harvard Students.” Boston Daily Adverstiser, 25 Aug. 1894, p. 10.
Scrapbook Belonging to John C. Dudley, 1899-1907. Harvard University Archives call number HUD 903.20.
General Information by and about Perkins Hall. Harvard University Archives call number HUB 1681.2.
Hale, Herbert D. “Recent Buildings at Harvard University.” The Architectural Review, vol. 8:6, June 1901, pp. 65-75, illus.
Hurlbut, Byron Satterlee. A Guide Book to the Grounds and Buildings of Harvard University. Cambridge: U, 1898. Print.
“Shepley, Rutan & Coolidge.” Architectural Record, 1896, p. 14, usmodernist.org/AR/AR-1896-07-GAAS.pdf.