Pennypacker Hall
Address387, Harvard Street, Cambridge, MA, United States of America, 02138
Site Number959
Alternate Names
Union Dorms,
Roosevelt Hall Apartment House
Building Root Number
03368
Architect (Original)
Silverman, Brown & Heenan
Constructed
1927
Building Acquired 1958
Building Acquired 1958
StatusActive
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Site Name HistoryThe site is named after Henry Pennypacker, head of admissions at Harvard from 1920 to 1933.Historical NotesPennypacker Hall was built as the Roosevelt Apartments, a private apartment building, in 1927 and purchased by Harvard in 1958 through a donation of Abraham Sonnabend, Harvard class of 1918 and a Boston industrialist. It was designed by Boston-based Silverman Brown and Heenan. It is currently used as a dormitory for first year students.Additional InformationGeneral Information by and about Pennypacker Hall. Harvard University Archives HUB 1675
“Harvard to Buy Apartment House.” Cambridge Chronicle, 13 Mar. 1958, p. 1.
“New Dorm to Be Named After Henry Pennypacker.” The Harvard Crimson, 10 June 1958, https://www.thecrimson.com/article/1958/6/10/new-dorm-to-be-named-after/.