Harvard and its surroundings . d in this country that was connected with a col-legiate course of instruction. On the farther side of Holmes Field (28), andfronting on Jarvis Street, is the former — 21. Zoological Hall, now Society Hall. This insignificant-looking structure, originally locatedjust west of the LawrenceScientific School (20), showshow rapidly the scientificdepartment has developed,for, when erected in 1849,it sufficed to hold on thesecond floor Agassizs val-uable collections, and to ac-commodate on the first floorthe engineering branch, withall its recitation, lecture,and drawing
Harvard and its surroundings . d in this country that was connected with a col-legiate course of instruction. On the farther side of Holmes Field (28), andfronting on Jarvis Street, is the former — 21. Zoological Hall, now Society Hall. This insignificant-looking structure, originally locatedjust west of the LawrenceScientific School (20), showshow rapidly the scientificdepartment has developed,for, when erected in 1849,it sufficed to hold on thesecond floor Agassizs val-uable collections, and to ac-commodate on the first floorthe engineering branch, withall its recitation, lecture,and drawing rooms, besidescontaining all the apparatus(consisting solely of a set ofsurveyors instruments). Afterwards the engineering department was re-moved, and for ten years this building was the nucleus for the material thatcomprises the Museum of Comparative Zoology. Later it was moved toDivinity Avenue and changed into a dormitory for students connected withthe museum. In 1876 the building was removed to its present location and. Society Hall (21).
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