A Copper Gargoyle on Memorial Hall’s Tower

Copper gargoyle water spout on the Gothic Revival facade of Harvard Memorial Hall in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Copper gargoyle water spout on the Gothic Revival facade of Harvard Memorial Hall in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Harvard Memorial Hall, dedicated in 1878, honors Harvard alumni who died fighting for the Union during the Civil War. Architects Henry Van Brunt and William Ware designed the High Victorian Gothic building, which also houses Sanders Theatre and the Annenberg Hall dining commons. A 1956 fire destroyed the original spire atop the tower, and the structure went without one until a donor-funded restoration completed it in 1999. Copper gargoyles at the tower's corners rainspouts, carrying water away from the brick and stone below.

Photo taken in April 2024.

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