Mather House Faculty Dean Residence
Address45, Flagg Street, Cambridge, MA, United States of America, 02138
Site Number991A
Alternate Names
Mather House Master's Residence,
Building Root Number
N/A
Architect (Original)
Shepley, Bulfinch, Richardson, and Abbott
Building Acquired
1970
Constructed 1970
Constructed 1970
StatusActive
Site Name HistoryThis site is named for someone who participated in, benefited from, and supported the practice of human enslavement. Increase Mather (1639-1723), 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 NotesMather House opened in 1970 as Harvard's twelfth residential house. It was designed by Boston-based Shepley Bulfinch Richardson and Abbott and built at the same time as the dormitory.Additional InformationGeneral Information by and about Mather House. Harvard University Archives HUB 1553
“Harvard to Start Building Mather House in the Fall.” New York Times (1923-Current File), New York Times Company, 1967, pp. 34-.
“Harvard Names 10th House for Its Sixth President, the Rev. Increase Mather.” Cambridge Chronicle, 18 May 1967, p. 15.
