Bright-Landry Hockey Center
Address67, North Harvard Street, Boston (Allston), MA, United States of America, 02134
Site Number862
Alternate Names
Watson Rink,
Bright Hockey Center,
Blue Line Club
Building Root Number
03851
Architect (Original)
The Architects Collaborative, Inc.
Building Acquired
1978
Constructed 1978
Constructed 1978
StatusActive
Site Name HistoryThe site is named after Alexander Harvey Bright, Harvard class of 1919, Olympic skier and Harvard benefactor as well as Kevin Landry, Harvard class of 1966. Prior to 2013, the site was named Bright Hockey Center. The building was previously known as Watson Rink after Donald C. Watson, class of 1916, whose brother John C. Watson, class of 1922, donated $100,000 towards its construction.Historical NotesThe Bright-Landry Hockey Center was expanded to its current size in 1979 based on a design by The Architects Collaborative of Cambridge. Prior to 1979 the building was known as the Watson Rink, completed in 1956.Additional Information
Lipman, Victor. “New Harvard Complex Looks Sporting.” Boston Globe, 30 June 1978, p. A8.
Templeton, Payne L. “Watson Rink to Be Renovated; Hockey Team to Play at B.U.” The Harvard Crimson, 28 July 1978, https://www.thecrimson.com/article/1978/7/28/watson-rink-to-be-renovated-hockey/.
“A Bright, New Hockey Home.” The Harvard Crimson, 13 Nov. 1979, https://www.thecrimson.com/article/1979/11/13/a-bright-new-hockey-home-pas/.
Harvard University. General Information by and about the Watson Skating Rink. Harvard University Archives call number HUB 1875.2.
“Architects Named to Develop $17m Harvard Athletic Site.” Cambridge Chronicle, 2 Oct. 1975, p. 4.
Zobel, Hiller B. “Alexander Bright Donates $20,000 To Brighten Hockey Rink Prospects.” The Harvard Crimson, 24 Mar. 1952, https://www.thecrimson.com/article/1952/3/24/alexander-bright-donates-20000-to-brighten/.
Harvard University Archives. Construction Management Records, ca. 1953-1986. Harvard University Archives call number UAV 298.8000