Carey Cage [Demolished]
AddressSoldiers Field Road, Boston (Allston), MA, United States of America, 02134
Site Number851
Alternate Names
Potter Auditorium
Building Root Number
N/A
Architect (Original)
H. Langford Warren
Constructed
1897
Building Acquired 1897
Demolished 1995
Building Acquired 1897
Demolished 1995
StatusInactive
Materials for this building in our collection are not fully processed at this time.
Site Name HistoryThe site is named after Henry Reginald Astor Carey, Harvard class of 1889.Historical NotesCarey Cage, designed by Herbert Langford Warren (hon. A.M. 1902) and Lewis Jerome Johnson (A.B. 1887), was constructed as an indoor winter practice facility for the baseball team. It was later used for Business School meetings and for playing basketball. During World War II it was known as Potter Auditorium. Carey Cage was razed in 1995 to allow for the construction of the Murr Center.Additional Information
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“Real Estate. Soldiers’ Field Improvements.” Cambridge Chronicle, 6 Nov. 1897, p. 3.
“Development of Soldiers’ Field.” Cambridge Chronicle, 23 Jan. 1897, p. 12.
“Harvard University Archives Photograph Collection: Views, circa 1850-2004.” Harvard University Archives Photograph Collection: Views, circa 1850-2004., 1850. HOLLIS Number 009460976
Harvard Varsity Club. “Harvard Varsity Club Photographs, 1866-1966.” Harvard Varsity Club Photographs, 1866-1966., 1866. HOLLIS Number 007526791
Cogswell, Edward R. “Aerial Photographs of Cambridge, Mass. Taken by Edward R. Cogswell, Jr., September 18, 1897.” Aerial Photographs of Cambridge, Mass. Taken by Edward R. Cogswell, Jr., September 18, 1897., 1897. HOLLIS Number 012642365
Harvard University. “Construction Management Records, Ca. 1953-1986.” Construction Management Records, Ca. 1953-1986, 1953. HOLLIS Number 008295567
“Best College Cage in Country.” Boston Globe, 10 Mar. 1898, p. 2.
Hurlbut, Byron Satterlee. A Guide Book to the Grounds and Buildings of Harvard University. Cambridge: U, 1898. Print.
