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Coordinates:42°21′59.29″N71°7′22.12″W / 42.3664694°N 71.1228111°W /42.3664694; -71.1228111
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Baker Library/Bloomberg Center
Baker Library/Bloomberg Center atHarvard Business School in November 2025
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General information
Architectural styleGeorgian Revival style
Location25 Harvard Way,Harvard Business School,Allston,Boston,Massachusetts, U.S.
Coordinates42°21′59.29″N71°7′22.12″W / 42.3664694°N 71.1228111°W /42.3664694; -71.1228111
Named forGeorge Fisher Baker
William Henry Bloomberg
Completed1927
Renovated2005
Renovation cost$53.4 million
OwnerHarvard University
Technical details
Floor area168,000 square feet (15,600 m2)
Design and construction
ArchitectMcKim, Mead & White
Renovating team
ArchitectRobert 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.

History

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The Baker Library

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]

Architecture

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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]

Library collections

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The library collections contain many rare books and documents ofbusiness history.[7][8][9]

See also

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References

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  1. ^abcdefg"Baker Library/Bloomberg Center".Harvard Business School. RetrievedOctober 13, 2017.
  2. ^Rybczynski, Witold (October 14, 2014)."Witold Rybczynski: Tata Hall and the Art of Adding to the Harvard Business School Campus".Architect Magazine. RetrievedOctober 13, 2017.
  3. ^"ABOUT THE LIBRARY".Baker Library/Bloomberg Center. Harvard Business School. RetrievedOctober 13, 2017.
  4. ^"Baker Library, Renewed".Harvard Magazine. November–December 2005.
  5. ^"The de Gaspé Beaubien Reading Room".Harvard Business School. Archived fromthe original on June 5, 2023. RetrievedOctober 13, 2017.
  6. ^"Frist Faculty Commons".Harvard Business School. RetrievedOctober 13, 2017.
  7. ^Linard, Laura; Sverdloff, Brent M. (Winter 1997). "Not Just Business as Usual: Evolving Trends in Historical Research at Baker Library".The American Archivist.60 (1):88–98.JSTOR 40294027.
  8. ^Bartoshesky, Florence (Autumn 1985). "Business Records at the Harvard Business School".The Business History Review.59 (3):475–483.JSTOR 3114008.
  9. ^Lovett, Robert W. (December 1953). "Business Manuscripts in Baker Library".Bulletin of the Business Historical Society.27 (4):260–263.doi:10.2307/3110899.
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