Harvard Stadium

Harvard Stadium
Data
place	Boston
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owner	Harvard University
operator	Harvard University
start of building	July 1903
opening	November 14, 1903
surface	Artificial turf (FieldTurf)
costs	$ 310,000
capacity	30,323 seats
Societies)
Harvard Crimson ( NCAA , since 1903) Boston Patriots ( NFL , 1970) Boston Cannons ( MLL , since 2007) Boston Breakers ( WPS , 2009-2011; NWSL , 2014)
Events
Football tournament at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Harvard Stadium
National Register of Historic Places
National Historic Landmark
The 2009 stadium
location	60 N. Harvard St., Boston
Coordinates	42 ° 21 '59 "  N , 71 ° 7' 38"  W Coordinates: 42 ° 21 '59 "  N , 71 ° 7' 38"  W.
surface	4.5 ha
Built	1903
architect	Charles Follen McKim et al.
Architectural style	Neoclassicism
Number of visitors	57,166 (maximum)
NRHP number	87000757
Data
The NRHP added	February 27, 1987
Declared as an  NHL	February 27, 1987

The Harvard Stadium is the sports stadium of Harvard University . It was completed in 1903 and opened on November 14, 1903. The horseshoe shape is striking. The main sport played here is American football . However, other sports are also practiced. The stadium cost $ 310,000, was built in just under five months, and is located on North Harvard Street on the university grounds. It currently has a capacity of 30,898 spectators. The architect was Louis J. Johnson , who graduated from Harvard in the 1887 class.

The stadium is the home ground of the Harvard Crimson football team . In the 2014 season , the Boston Breakers' National Women's Soccer League players also played their home games at Harvard Stadium before moving to the nearby Soldiers Field Soccer Stadium .

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  inside view

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  Exterior view

See also

• List of entries on the National Register of Historic Places in northern Boston
• List of National Historic Landmarks in Boston

Web links

Commons : Harvard Stadium  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Harvard Stadium

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: Massachusetts. National Park Service , accessed August 11, 2019.