{"nrhp_refnum":"83000835","name":"Ware Hall","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"383 Harvard St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Cambridge","county":"Middlesex County","state":"MA","lat":42.37200894400007,"lon":-71.11298905299998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1983-06-30","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Education","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Ware Hall is a brick residential building at 383 Harvard Street in Mid Cambridge, Cambridge, Massachusetts, built in 1893 and designed by George Fogerty in the Classical Revival style.","why_significant":"It was built as a private dormitory for wealthy Harvard students, before Harvard adopted the House system around 1930. Its location shows that this specialized building type spread from Harvard Square into Mid Cambridge's residential areas. The nomination cites association with the development of Mid-Cambridge and Harvard University (criterion A) and its value as an example of its type and period (criterion C).","narrative":"Ware Hall, at 383 Harvard Street in Cambridge, Massachusetts, is a five-story brick building completed in 1893 to designs by George Fogerty, a prolific designer of Cambridge residential buildings. It was built as a private dormitory with a communal dining room for wealthy Harvard students. Light-colored brick, round full-height corner bays, a wide classical cornice and a wrought iron balcony over the entrance give it a monumental presence. Before the House system of residential colleges began around 1930, Harvard encouraged undergraduates to find their own lodgings, which led to many specialized apartment buildings. Most clustered on Mount Auburn Street, known as the Gold Coast, but Ware Hall sits in the more residential Mid Cambridge area. Its location shows how this building type spread away from Harvard Square and how the university influenced the neighborhood's growth. It has been recognized for its link to Mid Cambridge and Harvard development and as an example of its type and period. It remains in residential use.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"George Fogerty","architectural_style":"Classical Revival","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Present use is residential, the same as its original use.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:11:56.531307-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/64/7905/63790564/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/83000835.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83000835/6da5eb8606-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83000835/6da5eb8606-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Daderot","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ware_Hall_-_383_Harvard_Street,_Cambridge,_MA_-_IMG_4083.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Daderot</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ware_Hall_-_383_Harvard_Street,_Cambridge,_MA_-_IMG_4083.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63790564","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ware_Hall","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7969247"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/middlesex-county/ware-hall-83000835/"}