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Collection: A. D. White Architectural Photographs

Accession Number: 15/5/3090.00226

Title: Massachusetts Hall, Harvard College

Notes: "Massachusetts Hall (1720) stands as the oldest building at Harvard and the second oldest academic building in the country. Like many Harvard buildings, the Hall has served many purposes. Originally used as a dormitory, the Hall housed soldiers of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War. It has also seen days as an informal observatory after Thomas Hollis donated a quadrant and a 24-foot telescope in 1722. Today the President of the University, Provost, Treasurer, and Vice Presidents have offices on the first three floors; freshmen reside on the upper floors." (Source: Harvard University website, http://www.news.harvard.edu/tour/3_high.html)

Dates: 1720?Building Date

Dates: ca. 1865-ca. 1895?Photograph date

Classfication: Photographs

Medium: albumen print

Current Site: North and Central America: United States; Massachusetts, Cambridge

Measurement: Image: 5 7/8 x 7 3/4 in.; 14.9225 x 19.685 cm

Subjects: University campuses, Ivy, Plants, Balconies, Massachusetts Hall, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, Universities

Provenance: Transfer from the College of Architecture, Art and Planning

Repository: Cornell University Library?A.D. White Photographs?Rare & Manuscript Collections?Cornell University