National Register of Historic Places

Eliot Hall at Radcliffe College

Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
Listed
May 18, 1986
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
86001280

About this property

Grace Hopkinson Eliot Hall, often called Eliot Hall, is a historic dormitory building on the Radcliffe Quadrangle of Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The four story neo-Georgian brick building was built in 1907 to a design by Alexander Wadsworth Longfellow Jr. It is a duplicate of Bertram Hall, which is adjacent, except some of its architectural details were simplified to reduce costs. The house is named in honor of Grace Hopkinson Eliot, the wife of Harvard President Charles W. Eliot. The building is now one of the dormitories of Cabot House. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.

Location

51 Shepard St.
Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
42.38099, -71.12410

Categories

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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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Nearby Battles

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When was Eliot Hall at Radcliffe College listed on the National Register?

Eliot Hall at Radcliffe College was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 18, 1986.

What type of historic resource is Eliot Hall at Radcliffe College?

Eliot Hall at Radcliffe College is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Eliot Hall at Radcliffe College is recorded as the industrial era.

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