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Leverett Library Building

Address42, Dewolfe Street, Cambridge, MA, United States of America, 02138
Site Number940C
Building Root Number 03281
Architect (Original) Shepley, Bulfinch, Richardson, and Abbott
Constructed 1960
Building Acquired 1960
StatusActive
Site Name HistoryThe site is named after John Leverett (1662 – 1724), President of Harvard College from 1708 to 1724, and its function.Historical NotesThe Leverett Library was built in 1960 to a design by Shepley Bulfinch Richardson and Abbott of Boston. The building is part of Leverett House, one of Harvard's twelve undergraduate residential communities.Additional Information
Photographic Views of Leverett House Library, 1960-1966. (1960). Harvard University Archives call number HUV 574
Harvard University. Buildings Records for Proposed Leverett House: Plans and Budgets, 1958. (1958). Harvard University Archives call number HUB 1518.5 pf
Photographic Views of Leverett Towers, Leverett House, 1958-1962. (1958). Harvard University Archives call number HUV 659.1
This building has been designated by the University Planning Office as having a Notable Interior.
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