Memorial Hall’s Tower and Transept, Harvard Yard
Taken April 2024
Memorial Hall was built between 1870 and 1878 to honor Harvard men who died fighting for the Union in the Civil War. William Robert Ware and Henry Van Brunt designed the High Victorian Gothic structure, using polychrome brickwork and slate roofing typical of the style. The building's memorial transept lists the names of the fallen alumni on carved tablets, while the adjoining Sanders Theatre and Annenberg Hall working spaces for lectures, performances, and undergraduate dining. The original spire burned in an 1956 fire and wasn't rebuilt until a 1999 restoration returned it to the skyline.
Taken April 2024
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