Leverett House
Address28, DeWolfe Street, Cambridge, MA, United States of America, 02138
Site Number940
Building Root Number
03280
Architect (Renewal)
KieranTimberlake
Architect (Original)
Shepley, Rutan & Coolidge
Constructed
1931
Building Acquired 1931
Renewed 2012
Building Acquired 1931
Renewed 2012
StatusActive
Site Name HistoryThe site is named after John Leverett (1662 – 1724, A.B. 1680), President of Harvard College from 1708 to 1724.Historical NotesLeverett House was designed by Boston-based Coolidge Shepley Bulfinch and Abbott as a Harvard residence hall and opened in 1931. Leverett House is one of the River Houses that incorporated the older McKinlock Hall into the later construction. Construction of Leverett House was funded by a gift of Edward Stephen Harkness.Additional InformationHarvard University Archives. Construction Management Records, ca. 1953-1986. Harvard University Archives call number UAV 298.8000
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
Heskel, Julia. Shepley Bulfinch Richardson and Abbott: Past to Present. Shepley Bulfinch Richardson and Abbott, 1999.
"Harvard Names Five New House Units." Daily Boston Globe, 13 May 1930, p. 9.
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