| Baker Library/Bloomberg Center | |
|---|---|
Baker Library/Bloomberg Center atHarvard Business School in November 2025 | |
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| General information | |
| Architectural style | Georgian Revival style |
| Location | 25 Harvard Way,Harvard Business School,Allston,Boston,Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 42°21′59.29″N71°7′22.12″W / 42.3664694°N 71.1228111°W /42.3664694; -71.1228111 |
| Named for | George Fisher Baker William Henry Bloomberg |
| Completed | 1927 |
| Renovated | 2005 |
| Renovation cost | $53.4 million |
| Owner | Harvard University |
| Technical details | |
| Floor area | 168,000 square feet (15,600 m2) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | McKim, Mead & White |
| Renovating team | |
| Architect | Robert A. M. Stern Architects |
TheBaker Library/Bloomberg Center is a building complex atHarvard Business School on the campus ofHarvard University in theAllston neighborhood ofBoston,Massachusetts, United States. It includes the Baker Library, built in 1927, and the Bloomberg Center, completed in 2005.
The construction of the Baker Library was completed in 1927.[1] It was named for philanthropistGeorge Fisher Baker.[1] From 1930 to 2007, the bell in the tower came from theDanilov Monastery in Moscow, Russia; it had been donated byCharles Richard Crane.[1]
The Bloomberg Center was built in 2003–2005.[1] It was named for billionaire alumnusMichael R. Bloomberg's father, William Henry Bloomberg.[1]
The 1927 building was designed in theGeorgian Revival style byMcKim, Mead & White.[1][2] The 2005 expansion was designed byRobert A.M. Stern Architects and cost $53.4 million.[3][4] The complex includes 67 faculty offices, the de Gaspé Beaubien Reading Room, named for alumnusPhilippe de Gaspé Beaubien,[5] the Stamps Reading Room and the Frist Faculty Commons, named for philanthropistThomas F. Frist Jr.[1][6]
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The library collections contain many rare books and documents ofbusiness history.[7][8][9]
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