Winthrop House Faculty Dean Residence
Address966, Memorial Drive, Cambridge, MA, United States of America, 02138
Site Number960D
Alternate Names
Winthrop House Master's House
Building Root Number
03334
Architect (Renewal)
Beyer Blinder Belle
Architect (Original)
Coolidge, Shepley, Bulfinch, and Abbott
Constructed
1931
Building Acquired 1931
Renewed 2016
Building Acquired 1931
Renewed 2016
StatusInactive
Site Name HistoryThe site is named after its function and is a part of Winthrop House which is named after two John Winthrops, who participated in, benefited from, and supported the practice of human enslavement. The elder John Winthrop served as the first Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, and the younger, a descendent of Governor Winthrop, was the Hollis Professor of Mathematics and Natural Philosophy at Harvard and served as the President of the College from 1773-1774.
Historical NotesThe Winthrop House Faculty Dean's residence was designed by Coolidge Shepley Bulfinch and Abbott of Boston and was built in 1931. In 2016 it was completely renovated as a part of the Riverhouse Renewal program and its spaces were incorporated into Standish Hall.Additional InformationHarvard University Archives. Construction Management Records, ca. 1953-1986. Harvard University Archives call number UAV 298.8000
Weber, Paul J. Photographs of Harvard University Buildings and Grounds Taken by Paul J. Weber, Ca. 1929-1931 and 1939. Harvard University Archives call number HUV 2329
Photographic Views of Gore Hall, Standish Hall, and Winthrop House, 1913-1957. (1913). Harvard University Archives call number HUV 660
Descriptive pamphlets of the buildings included in the House Plan - Adams House, Dunster House, Eliot House, Kirkland House, Leverett House, Lowell House, John Winthrop House 1930-1931, HOLLIS number 003160105.
"Harvard Names Five New House Units." Daily Boston Globe, 13 May 1930, p. 9.
This building has been designated by the University Planning Office as having a Notable Interior.
