General Information
Project Type
| Function / usage: |
Stadium / Arena |
|---|---|
| Material: |
Reinforced concrete structure |
Awards and Distinctions
| 1987 |
for registered users |
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Location
| Location: |
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA |
|---|---|
| Address: | Soldiers Field Road |
| Part of: | |
| Coordinates: | 42° 22' 0" N 71° 7' 36" W |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| seats | 30 898 |
Cost
| cost of construction | United States dollar 310 000 |
Materials
| building structure |
reinforced concrete
|
|---|
Chronology
| 14 November 1903 | First game played against Dartmouth University. |
|---|---|
| 1916 — And 1920 | Site of olympic trials for the US track & field team. |
| 1951 | Removal of the end zone stands. |
| 1984 | Renovation. |
Notes
The seating capacity prior to removal of end zone stands was 57,166.
First massive reinforced concrete structure and the first large permanent arena for American college athletics. Horse shoe shaped with classical elements.
Participants
Architecture
- Louis J. Johnson (architect)
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- (2015): Building Harvard Stadium: Early Concrete Design And Construction. Presented at: Fifth International Construction History Congress, Chicago, 06/2015, pp. 395-402.
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20022093 - Published on:
05/07/2006 - Last updated on:
28/06/2022
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