National Historic Landmark · Cambridge, Massachusetts

Sever Hall, Harvard University

Added to the National Register in 1970, and a National Historic Landmark.

National Historic LandmarkListed 1970Romanesque Revival architectureHenry Hobson Richardson
Sever Hall, Harvard University
Photos via Wikimedia Commons

The record

Property typeBuilding
AddressHarvard Yard, Cambridge, MA
CountyMiddlesex County
ListedDec 30, 1970
Listed forArchitecture
Level of significanceNational
Reference number70000732
ArchitectHenry Hobson Richardson
StyleRomanesque Revival architecture
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

Visiting

AddressHarvard Yard, Cambridge, MA
Coordinates42.3744° N, 71.1155° W · Directions ↗
Also in Cambridge211 listed places in Cambridge → · walking tours →
Listing on the Register does not open the door. Unless a museum or park runs it, treat this as private property and see it from the sidewalk.

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Reference

Questions people ask

When was Sever Hall, Harvard University listed on the National Register?

Dec 30, 1970. It is also a National Historic Landmark, the higher of the two designations.

Source: National Park Service

Who designed Sever Hall, Harvard University?

Henry Hobson Richardson, working in the Romanesque Revival architecture style.

Source: Wikidata

Where is Sever Hall, Harvard University?

Harvard Yard, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.

Source: National Park Service

Where is the nomination form for Sever Hall, Harvard University?

The National Archives holds the nomination form, the document that made the case for listing.

Source: National Archives

Sources

Name, location, type and dates come from the National Register office's spreadsheet of listed properties, because the Park Service's spatial data does not carry this listing. The map point comes from Wikidata. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 70000732. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The nomination form and photographs ↗ at NPGallery are the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service, and the form is often the best description of the place.