Property Information Resource Center (PIRC)
CONTACT INFO:
Holyoke Center, Room 550
1350 Massachusetts Ave.
Cambridge, MA
02138-3800
Phone: 617.496.1862
Fax: 617.495.0559
HOURS:
By appointment
9am-5pm
Monday-Friday
The Property Information Resource Center (PIRC) is Harvard University's principal repository for records of the institution's buildings and land, maps and surveys, and asset information. It is the library and archives for the University Planning Office, Harvard Real Estate Services and the Allston Development Group.
Collection Highlight:
Peabody and Stearns
Newell Boat House
RELATED LINKS:
Peabody and Stearns,
Newell Boat House
East elevation
n.d., Blueprint
Begun in 1899 and rebuilt in 1900 following a devastating fire during its original construction, the Newell Boat House was the first permanent structure for such use at Harvard. Funded by the Harvard Club of New York City and designed by Robert Peabody of Peabody and Stearns, the boathouse is notable for its red and gray slate exterior and the then state of the art interior, including two indoor tanks for practice rowing and several “ergs” or stationary rowing machines. More...