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1705 Massachusetts Avenue, Dudley House
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1705 Massachusetts Avenue, Dudley House

Address1705, Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA, United States of America, 02138
Site Number968
Alternate Names Dudley House
Building Root Number 03340
Architect (Original)
Constructed 1889
Building Acquired 1958
Land Acquired 1958
StatusActive
Site Name HistoryThe site is named after its address.Historical Notes1705 Massachusetts Avenue was designed as a private residence in 1889 by Van Brunt and Howe of Boston. It was acquired by Harvard in 1958 and today is part of the Dudley House community. is one of the "Gold Coast" dormitories.
Additional Information
“House Profiles.” The Harvard Crimson [Cambridge, MA], 20 Mar. 1963, https://www.thecrimson.com/article/1963/3/20/house-profiles-pbia-foreword-to-freshmenib.
Records of Dudley House, ca. 1936-2001, Harvard University Archives call number HUD 3613.xx.
General information by and about Dudley House, Harvard University Archives call number HUD 3613.
“New Co-Operative House Will Open in September.” The Harvard Crimson, 27 Feb. 1959, https://www.thecrimson.com/article/1959/2/27/new-co-operative-house-will-open-in/.
Comstock, Craig K. “Dudley Plans Co-Op House For Students.” The Harvard Crimson, 8 Jan. 1959, https://www.thecrimson.com/article/1959/1/8/dudley-plans-co-op-house-for-students/.
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