1900 - Robinson Hall  Robinson Hall at Harvard University was designed by the prominent New York architecture firm of McKim Mead and White and completed in 1904 to house Harvard's department of architecture. Today it is home to Harvard's history department. Building is a gift from the parents of Nelson Robinson, Jr (Class of 1900). Robinson Hall was built of the site of the Walker House, home of James Walker (A.B. 1814). Walker house was moved to the site now occupied by the Sackler Museum. The site is named after Nelson Robinson Jr., (-1899), late son of Mr and Mrs. Nelson Robinson of Buffalo, New York, who provided funds for construction of the building. This building has been designated by the University Planning Office as having a Notable Interior.

1815 - University Hall  At the heart of Harvard Yard, University Hall houses important administrative and meeting rooms — notably, the offices of the Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences. The large, symmetrical building was designed in 1813 by Charles Bulfinch, primary architect of the United States Capitol and the Massachusetts State House. A neoclassical icon, University Hall is one of the most important historic structures in New England. This major restoration transformed the aging landmark into a functionally modern, code compliant building. Work included extensive historic restoration and discreet insertion of all-new mechanical and electrical systems, with respect for the building’s historic context, proportions and materials. Lifts and concealed ramps were integrated within the building and with the landscape of Harvard Yard. Significant structural repairs included the restoration of spalling exterior granite and reconstruction of sagging entry stairs. In the original basement, excavation increased headroom for meeting rooms and offices, and provided a new sub-basement level for mechanical equipment.

1915 - Widener Library  The Harry Elkins Widener Memorial Library is Harvard University's flagship library. Built with a gift from Eleanor Elkins Widener, the library is a memorial to her son, Harry, Class of 1907. Harry was an enthusiastic young bibliophile who perished aboard the Titanic. It had been Harry's plan to donate his personal collection to the University once it provided a suitable alternative to the outdated and inadequate library then located in Gore Hall. Mrs. Widener fulfilled her son's dream by building a facility of monumental proportions, with over 50 miles of shelves and the capacity to hold over three million volumes. The library opened in 1915, but Harvard's collections continued to grow at an astounding rate. By the late 1930s, Widener's shelves were at capacity. Space was at a premium for staff and patrons as well as books, which led the administration to begin a lengthy decentralization process. Over time Harvard built several new libraries to house its increasingly specialized collections. By redistributing books to new libraries, space opened up in Widener, but it was gradually given over to the growing staff hired to attend to the collections.

1870 - Weld Hall  Weld Hall is a residential hall at Harvard University. It was the second building on Harvard's campus that was designed by Ware and Van Brundt (the first was Memorial Hall).

1880 - Sever Hall  Sever Hall was built with 100,000 bricks and has elaborate brick carvings. The archway was built with unique acoustic properties. If you face the archway and whisper into it, it can be clearly heard on the other side of the archway. It now houses the film program and the Visual and Environmental Studies programs at Harvard.