Dillon Field House
Address47, North Harvard Street, Boston (Allston), MA, United States of America, 02134
Site Number852
Building Root Number
03855
Architect (Original)
Coolidge, Shepley, Bulfinch, and Abbott
Constructed
1931
Building Acquired 1931
Building Acquired 1931
StatusActive
Materials for this building in our collection are not fully processed at this time.
Site Name HistoryThe site is named for Clarence Dillon (A.B. 1905), founder of investment bank Dillon, Read & Co., who provided the gift for the construction.Historical NotesDillon Field House was designed by Coolidge Shepley Bulfinch and Abbott and opened in 1931. It was built as a replacement to the old Locker Building, built in 1894, which was destroyed in a fire in 1930. It contains locker rooms and offices for several varsity sports. It was given as a gift by Clarence Dillon (A.B. 1905).Additional Information
Dillon Lounge
Albertype Co. Harvard University : Photo-Gravures. Cambridge, Mass., Harvard Cooperative Society, 1932. HOLLIS number 008126704
Hahesy, Jefferson Eugene, 1929-1970. Photographs of Harvard University campus and buildings taken by Jefferson and Mary Hahesy, circa 1950-1952. Harvard University Archives call number HUM 204
Harvard University Archives. Dillon Field House. “General Information by and about Dillon Field House.” Harvard University Archives call number HUB 1325.2
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
“Construction Begins on New Dillon Field House.” The Harvard Crimson, 16 May 1930, https://www.thecrimson.com/article/1930/5/16/construction-begins-on-new-dillon-field/.
“Harvard to Break Ground for Dillon Field House Next Month--Building Will Be Completed Sept 15.” Daily Boston Globe, 28 Mar. 1930, p. 23.
“New Dillon Field House on Soldiers Field One of Finest Buildings of Kind in Country.” Daily Boston Globe, 11 Sept. 1930, p. 23.
“To Get New Locker Hous: Clarence Dillon Will Replace Burned Structure at Harvard.” New York Times, 1930, p. 25.
“Harvard Plans to Build New Locker House: Gift by Clarence Dillon Enables Start of Structure Within Month.” The Christian Science Monitor, 15 Jan. 1930, p. 4.
“Dillon to Replace Locker Building: Gift of $500,000 to Harvard For New Structure Announced--Loss in Fire Heavy.” Daily Boston Globe, 16 Jan. 1930, p. 6.
Tribune, Special to the Herald. “Work Starling Immediately on New Harvard Locker Building: $450,000 Structure, Gift of Clarence Dillon, Soon to Replace Burned Quarters.” New York Herald Tribune, 16 Jan. 1930, p. 2.
Harvard University Archives. Construction Management Records, ca. 1953-1986. Harvard University Archives call number UAV 298.8000