Harvard Memorial Hall Gargoyle, Cambridge

Harvard Memorial Hall gargoyle in Cambridge, Massachusetts, projects from a Gothic Revival brick tower.
Harvard Memorial Hall gargoyle in Cambridge, Massachusetts, projects from a Gothic Revival brick tower.

Harvard Memorial Hall in Cambridge, Massachusetts features a copper gargoyle on its Gothic Revival facade. Completed in 1878 by Ware & Van Brunt, the building memorializes Harvard alumni who died in the Civil War. The gargoyle functions as a water spout and part of the building’s ornament.

Photo taken in April 2024.

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