Adolphus Busch Hall
| Adolphus Busch Hall | |
|---|---|
 Adolphus Busch Hall | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Harvard University |
| Address | 29 Kirkland Street |
| Town or city | Boston |
| Coordinates | 42°22′36.5″N 71°6′50.9″W / 42.376806°N 71.114139°W |
| Current tenants | |
| Named for | Adolphus Busch |
| Construction started | 1912 |
| Completed | 1917 |
| Opened | 1921 |
| Cost | $265,000 |
| Owner | Harvard University |
| Governing body | Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | German Bestelmeyer |
| Known for | Display of a copy of the Brunswick Lion |
| Other information | |
| Parking | Permitted street parking |
| Public transit access | MBTA 86 bus |
| Website | |
| harvardartmuseums | |
Adolphus Busch Hall is a
brewer and philanthropist Adolphus Busch, former president of the Anheuser-Busch
company, who contributed $265,000 to its building fund.
The hall was designed by architect German Bestelmeyer to house Harvard's Germanic Museum. Its cornerstone was laid in 1912 and the building completed in 1917, but it was not opened to the public until 1921, officially because of a lack of coal.
The Germanic Museum evolved into the
plaster casts
, as well as an exhibition on the history of the museum.
The hall also hosts concerts on its Flentrop pipe organ, which was made famous by organist E. Power Biggs, who broadcast and recorded his long-playing records there.
The hall is also home to Harvard's Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies.[1] Its courtyard contains a copy of the Brunswick Lion.
See also
- Harvard Art Museums
- Busch-Reisinger Museum
References
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Adolphus Busch Hall.
- Harvard Art Museums website
- Harvard Art Museums Collection Search website[permanent dead link]
- Harvard University website
- Busch-Reisinger marks a century