Word: site
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...Harvard Club of Boston has decided upon the site for its new clubhouse. The location chosen was the one originally proposed by the committee, namely, the corner of Commonwealth avenue and Newbury street. The lot has a frontage of 100 feet on Commonwealth avenue, 158 feet on Newbury street, and runs from Commonwealth avenue to Newbury street. About 27700 square feet of land are contained in the site. Plans have been made for the erection of a club-house that will surpass the New York Harvard Club-house in both size and equipment...
...Cambridge board of aldermen and the city council held during the recess, it was voted to close Amherst street and several of the other streets which cross the proposed location of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's new buildings. By this action the last objection to that site was removed, and it is now practically certain Technology will move to the land fronting the Charles river immediately below Harvard Bridge...
After a three year's existence without a permanent home, the Harvard Club of Boston has decided to build, and has appointed a committee to select a suitable site for a clubhouse. Although detailed plans for the building will not be decided upon until the situation is chosen, in its general proportions and interior arrangement it will be similar to the house of the Harvard Club of New York City, containing a large assembly hall for dinners and other gatherings, and a great number of private rooms for the accommodation of non-resident members...
...recommend that an entirely new building be constructed. It may be constructed in sections, if necessary, but on no account should it contain portions of old buildings in its completed form. Briefly, their recommendation is to do away with the old building, and to erect on its site a much larger building which, when completed, will form four sides of a square. The front and principal entrance is to face Appleton Chapel. The east and west sides will extend from the facade towards Massachusetts Avenue; the south side, joining the other two sides, will be set back a suitable distance...
...building will be situated in the same site as Gore Hall but will cover much more ground. The main facade is to be on a line with the middle of Weld Hall and the opposite wing will border on Massachusetts avenue. When completed the structure will be in the form of a quadrangle with a court in the middle. Here will be placed the delivery room, connected with and having easy access to the three wings of the stack. The main entrance and facade will face Appleton Chapel...