Sever Hall in Harvard Yard
Taken April 2024
Sever Hall sits in Harvard Yard in Cambridge, Massachusetts, completed in 1880 to a design by architect Henry Hobson Richardson. It's built almost entirely of brick, including its ornamental detailing, a choice Richardson made partly to keep costs down while still achieving the sculptural texture associated with his Romanesque style. The building was a gift of Anne Sever in memory of her husband, Civil War general James Warren Sever. It has served as a classroom and lecture hall building for Harvard College since it opened, and the entrance archway is known for an unusual whispering-gallery acoustic effect.
Taken April 2024
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