Pforzheimer House - Jordan South
Address91, Walker Street, Cambridge, MA, United States of America, 02138
Site Number520D
Alternate Names
Jordan Cooperative Housing,
Pforzheimer House - Jordan J
Historic CAPS Identifier
03228
Building Root Number 03304
Building Root Number 03304
Architect (Original)
Edwin Carleton Granbery
Constructed
1960
Building Acquired 1960
Building Acquired 1960
StatusActive
Site Name HistoryThe site is named after benefactors Carol K. Pforzheimer (1909-2010) and Carl H. Pforzheimer Jr. (1907-1996) as well as Wilbur Kitchener Jordan (1902-1980), historian and fourth president of Radcliffe College.
Jordan South was previously called Jordan J and was originally one of two houses along with Jordan K that made up Jordan J + K. The building name was officially changed in 2003 to Pforzheimer House – Jordan South after a renovation project.Historical NotesJordan South was designed for Radcliffe College by New Haven, Connecticut-based Carleton Granbery and opened in 1960. Today it is part of Pforzheimer House, one of Harvard's twelve undergraduate residential communities.Additional InformationRadcliffe College Architectural Drawings, 1885-2006. (1885). Schlesinger Library call number RGXXXIII
Records of North House, ca. 1966-May 10, 1995, Harvard University Archives call numbers HUD 3616.5059, HUD 3616.5036, HUD 3616.5000.
General information by and about North House, Harvard University Archives call number HUB 1615.2.
“’Cliffe Dedicates Jordan Co-Ops With Ceremony Held in Garden.” The Harvard Crimson, 19 Oct. 1961, https://www.thecrimson.com/article/1961/10/19/cliffe-dedicates-jordan-co-ops-with-ceremony/.
