Pforzheimer House - Comstock Hall
Address130, Walker Street, Cambridge, MA, United States of America, 02138
Site Number520A
Alternate Names
Ada Louise Comstock Hall,
Building Root Number
03301
Architect (Original)
Maginnis & Walsh and Kennedy
Constructed
1958
Building Acquired 1958
Dedicated 1958
Building Acquired 1958
Dedicated 1958
StatusActive
Site Name HistoryThe site is named after benefactors Carol K. Pforzheimer (1909-2010) and Carl H. Pforzheimer Jr. (1907-1996) as well as Ada Louise Comstock (1876-1973), president of Radcliffe College from 1923 to 1943.Historical NotesComstock Hall was built in 1958, designed by Boston-based Maginnis, Walsh and Kennedy as a residence hall for Radcliffe College. Today it is part of Pforzheimer House, one of Harvard's twelve undergraduate residential communities.Additional InformationGeneral information by and about North House, Harvard University Archives call number HUB 1615.2.
Records of North House, ca. 1966-May 10, 1995, Harvard University Archives call numbers HUD 3616.5059, HUD 3616.5036, HUD 3616.5000.
“Radcliffe to Use Gift of $470,250 In Building Undergraduate Dorm.” The Harvard Crimson, 12 June 1956, https://www.thecrimson.com/article/1956/6/12/radcliffe-to-use-gift-of-470250/.
Miller, Martha E. “Annex Given $500,000 for Needed Dorm.” The Harvard Crimson, 9 Nov. 1956, https://www.thecrimson.com/article/1956/11/9/annex-given-500000-for-needed-dorm/.
“Dormitory Is Dedicated Here.” Cambridge Chronicle, 13 Nov. 1958, p. 10.
“New Dormitory for Radcliffe.” Cambridge Chronicle, 15 Nov. 1956, p. 2.
This building has been designated by the University Planning Office as having a Notable Interior.
