{"nrhp_refnum":"86001280","name":"Eliot Hall at Radcliffe College","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"51 Shepard St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Cambridge","county":"Middlesex County","state":"MA","lat":42.380989010000064,"lon":-71.12410091499999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1986-05-19","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Education","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Eliot Hall is a brick Neo-Georgian (Colonial Revival) residential dormitory at 51 Shepard Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts, built in 1907 on the southern end of the Radcliffe Quadrangle and designed by A.W. Longfellow, Jr.","why_significant":"The form finds the building significant under Criterion C as embodying the distinguishing characteristics of the Colonial Revival style. It was the second Radcliffe dormitory built on the Quadrangle and began the practice of arranging dormitories around the Quadrangle in pairs. It is also tied to the themes of architecture and education.","narrative":"Eliot Hall is a brick dormitory at 51 Shepard Street in Cambridge, on the southern end of the Radcliffe Quadrangle. Designed in 1907 by A.W. Longfellow, Jr., it was the second Radcliffe dormitory built on the Quadrangle and the twin of Bertram Hall. Together the two buildings form the south side of the Quadrangle, and their pairing began a tradition of arranging the dormitories around the Quadrangle in pairs. Eliot Hall matches Bertram Hall in mass, material, windows and style, but its details are simpler: the cornice is plain, there is only one chimney, and the Quadrangle entrance has a simple keystone lintel. The Shepard Street entrance keeps its porch and balustrade, with sidelights added around the door. The simplified detailing reflects rising material and building costs. The building is significant as an example of the Colonial Revival style and for its connection with architecture and education. It still serves as a residence and has had no major alterations.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"A.W. Longfellow, Jr.","architectural_style":"Neo-Georgian (Colonial Revival)","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Present use is residential, the same as its original use. No major alterations are recorded.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:13:01.929281-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/50/7920/63792050/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/86001280.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/86001280/82237a3775-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/86001280/82237a3775-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 2.0","author":"iSpring from Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Grace_Hopkinson_Eliot_Hall_at_Radcliffe.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">iSpring from Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 2.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Grace_Hopkinson_Eliot_Hall_at_Radcliffe.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63792050","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grace_Hopkinson_Eliot_Hall","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12057051"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/middlesex-county/eliot-hall-at-radcliffe-college-86001280/"}