Leverett House - McKinlock Hall
Address8, Mill Street, Cambridge, MA, United States of America, 02138
Site Number940B
Historic CAPS Identifier
941
Building Root Number 03284
Building Root Number 03284
Architect (Renewal)
KieranTimberlake
Architect (Original)
Coolidge, Shepley, Bulfinch, and Abbott
Constructed
1926
Building Acquired 1926
Dedicated 1927
Renewed 2012
Building Acquired 1926
Dedicated 1927
Renewed 2012
StatusActive
Site Name HistoryThe site is named after George Alexander McKinlock Jr. (A.B. 1916) who was killed in 1918 during World War I. McKinlock's parents donated the money for its construction. Edward Stephen Harkness provided the funds for the building renovation in 1931.Historical NotesMcKinlock Hall, originally built as a dormitory for freshmen, was designed by Boston-based Coolidge Shepley Bulfinch and Abbott and opened in 1926. In 1931 it was renovated and incorporated into Leverett House, one of Harvard's twelve undergraduate residential communities.Additional Information
Stapleton Courtyard
Stapleton Courtyard
"Harvard Names Five New House Units." Daily Boston Globe, 13 May 1930, p. 9.
Coolidge Shattuck, Architect. Proposed New Freshman Dormitory for Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. [photograph of Architectural Rendering], July 20, 1925 (1925). Harvard University Archives call number HUV 659 (BP6).
“Seven Harvard Colleges Where One Grew Before.” Daily Boston Globe, 27 Sep. 1931, p. B2.
“Pres Lowell Leads Harvard Unit Survey.” Daily Boston Globe, 26 Sep. 1931, p. 13.
“House Profiles.” The Harvard Crimson [Cambridge, MA], 20 Mar. 1963, https://www.thecrimson.com/article/1963/3/20/house-profiles-pbia-foreword-to-freshmenib.
Heskel, Julia. Shepley Bulfinch Richardson and Abbott: Past to Present. Shepley Bulfinch Richardson and Abbott, 1999.
Lincoln, F. S. Photographic Views of McKinlock Hall, Leverett House, 1926-1952. (1926). Harvard University Archives call number HUV 659
Harvard University. Descriptive pamphlets of the buildings included in the House Plan - Adams House, Dunster House, Eliot House, Kirkland House, Leverett House, Lowell House, John Winthrop House 1930-1931, [include sketches and plans]. HOLLIS number 003160105.
“George Alexander McKinlock Junior Hall.” Cambridge Tribune, 26 Sept. 1925, p. 1.
“Freshman Dormitory Planned by Harvard.” Cambridge Tribune, 9 May 1925, p. 4.
“Harvard Given New Freshman Dormitory.” Cambridge Tribune, 20 Jan. 1923, p. 5.
“Harvard Soon to Start Mckinlock Hall Addition.” Daily Boston Globe, 2 May 1930, p. 17.
“McKinlock Hall to Be Dedicated June 7.” Cambridge Tribune, 4 June 1927, p. 4.
This building has been designated by the University Planning Office as having a Notable Interior.
