Tuesday, November 27, 2012

The Weld Boathouse

 The Weld Boathouse designed by Peabody & Stearns c. 1906 for Harvard University along the Charles River in Cambridge, Massachusetts.  The building was financed by Harvard alum George Walker Weld.  Click HERE to see the Weld Boathouse on google street view.

Photos from The Brickbuilder, 1907.

4 comments:

The Ancient said...

http://www.gocrimson.com/sports/wcrew-hw/facility

the designers muse said...

Beautiful! I wonder why Peabody and Stern designed it in this style...doesn't look like any of the other old boat houses I've seen...so interesting.
Thanks for sharing.
Jennifer

The Down East Dilettante said...

I've admired this one, and how it looks on the Charles, since I was old enough to think---the interior is also to die for.

Interesting to see Peabody & Stearns in French manoir mode

The Devoted Classicist said...

So there never were busts on the keystone brackets over the windows flanking the front door?