The Harvard Stadium

Built in 1903 as the twenty-fifth anniversary gift of the Class of 1879, supplemented by funds of the Harvard Athletic Association, the Harvard Stadium was the first massive structure of reinforced concrete in the world and the first large permanent arena for American college athletics. It was designed by members of the faculty of Engineering in conformity with classical tradition and constructed under the general direction of Ira Nelson Hollis, A.M. (Hon), Professor of Engineering. The plans were drawn on Soldiers Field under the direction of Lewis Jerome Johnson, A.B. 1887, C.E. 1888, Professor of Civil Engineering, with Joseph Ruggles Worcester, A.B. 1882, as consulting engineer, and Charles Follen McKim, A.M. (Hon), and George Bruno DeGersdorff, A.B. 1888, as consulting architects.

Boston, Massachusetts · United States