Quincy House - Stone Hall
Address58, Plympton Street, Cambridge, MA, United States of America, 02138
Site Number969A
Alternate Names
Quincy House - Mather Hall,
Old Quincy,
Building Root Number
03311
Architect (Renewal)
KieranTimberlake
Architect (Original)
Coolidge, Shepley, Bulfinch, and Abbott
Constructed
1930
Building Acquired 1930
Renewed 2011
Building Acquired 1930
Renewed 2011
StatusActive
Site Name HistoryThe site is named for Robert Gregg Stone, Jr. (1923-2006, A.B. 1945-1947) through a gift of Mr. James Rothenberg (A.B. 1968) after a major renovation in 2013.
The site was originally named for someone who participated in, benefited from, and supported the practice of human enslavement. Increase Mather (A.B. 1656), was a Puritan minister who was influential in the political life of the Massachusetts Bay Colony and who served as president of Harvard College from 1692 to 1701.Historical NotesStone Hall was designed as a Harvard residence hall in 1929 by Coolidge Shepley Bulfinch and Abbott of Boston. It was originally a part of Leverett House until the expansion of the "house" system in 1960 when it became affiliated with the newly conceived Quincy House, one of Harvard's twelve undergraduate residential communities. It was originally named Mather Hall in honor of Increase Mather (A.B. 1656), the first native born president of Harvard from 1692-1701 and was a gift of Edward Stephen Harkness.
Additional Information
Photographic Views of Mather Hall, Leverett House, ca. 1932. (1932). Harvard University Archives call number HUV 573
Photographic Views of Quincy House, 1957-1970s. (1957). Harvard University Archives call number HUV 563
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General information by and about Quincy House. Harvard University Archives call number HUB 1724.2.
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Anasu, Laya and Conway, Madeline R. “Newly Renovated Old Quincy Renamed Stone Hall.” Harvard Crimson, 7 Sept. 2013, https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2013/9/7/old-quincy-stone-hall/.
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Mendelsohn, Josh. “Rooms without Roommates.” Harvard Crimson, 4 Sept. 2014, https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2014/9/4/Harvard-quincy-singles-socializing/.
Schugart, Annie E. “Building on a Feeling.” Harvard Crimson, 6 Oct. 2015, https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2015/10/6/arts-housing-renewal-cover/.
Quincy House Seminar on New England Art and Architecture, Cambridge69. Quincy House: Its Art and Architecture. 1969, 1969.
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“To Improve Quincy House.” The Billboard (Archive: 1894-1960), vol. 31, no. 23, Prometheus Global Media, 1919, pp. 4-.
Quincy House. “New Dormitory Designs: [A New Kind of Residence Hall for Students of Harvard College, Cambridge, Mass.].” Magazine of Cambridge, vol. 18, no. 1, Nov. 1957, pp. 20–23.
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O'Donnell Courtyard
Rothenberg Meeting Room
Kates/Tobin Community Room
Young Family Advising Community
Diana and Stephen C. King Advising Community
Aragona Family Advising Community
Forst Family Suite
Hale Seminar Room
Robb Center
