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.
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4 comments:

  1. The AncientNovember 27, 2012 at 6:22 PM

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

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  2. the designers museNovember 27, 2012 at 9:00 PM

    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

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  3. The Down East DilettanteNovember 27, 2012 at 9:29 PM

    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

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  4. The Devoted ClassicistNovember 27, 2012 at 10:45 PM

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

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