Currier House - Bingham Hall
Address64, Linnaean Street, Cambridge, MA, United States of America, 02138
Alternate Address47, Linnaean Street, Cambridge, MA, United States of America, 02138
Site Number500A
Building Root Number
03241
Architect (Original)
Harrison & Abramovitz
Constructed
1970
Building Acquired 1970
Dedicated 1970
Building Acquired 1970
Dedicated 1970
StatusActive
Site Name HistoryThe site is named after The site is named after Radcliffe alumna Audrey Bruce Currier (A.B. 1956) and Mary Caperton Bingham (1905-1995), noted newspaperwoman, civic leader and Radcliffe College graduate. The donation for the building, Radcliffe's fourth house, was given by Currier's mother, Ailsa Mellon Bruce.Historical NotesBingham Hall opened in 1970 as a residence hall for Radcliffe College. It was designed by the New York architecture firm Harrison and Abramovitz. Today it is part of Currier House, one of Harvard's twelve undergraduate residential communities.Additional InformationCurrier House (Cambridge, Mass.), Development Office call number LD2159.C87 A83 1972x.
General information by and about Currier House, Harvard University Archives call number HUB 1310.
“Audrey Bruce Currier House.” Cambridge Chronicle, 19 Nov. 1970, p. 13.
“New Radcliffe Dorm Named for Alumna.” Cambridge Chronicle, 26 Sept. 1968, p. 11.
“Officials Dedicate Currier House.” The Harvard Crimson, 19 Nov. 1970, https://www.thecrimson.com/article/1970/11/19/officials-dedicate-currier-house-pradcliffe-college/.
This building has been designated by the University Planning Office as having a Notable Interior.
