Massachusetts Hall Harvard
by James Kirkikis
Title
Massachusetts Hall Harvard
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James Kirkikis
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Massachusetts Hall is the oldest surviving building at Harvard University, the first institution of higher learning in the British colonies in America, and second oldest academic building in the United States after the Wren Building at the College of William & Mary.As such, it possesses great significance not only in the history of American education but also in the story of the developing English Colonies of the 18th century. It was erected between 1718 and 1720 in Harvard Yard.
It was originally a dormitory containing 32 chambers and 64 small private studies for the 64 students. During the siege of Boston, 640 American soldiers took quarters in the hall. Much of the interior woodwork and hardware, including brass doorknobs, disappeared at this time.
Massachusetts Hall, as Harvard's oldest extant dormitory, has housed many influential people. Founding fathers who lived in Massachusetts Hall include John Adams, John Hancock, Samuel Adams, Elbridge Gerry, and James Otis.
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