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Memorial Hall, immediately north of Harvard Yard in Cambridge, Massachusetts, is an imposing High Victorian Gothic building honoring the sacrifices made by Harvard men in defense of the Union during the American Civil War—"a symbol of Boston's commitment to the Unionist cause and the abolitionist movement in America."〔(Douglass Shand-Tucci, Richard Cheek. ''Harvard University: an architectural tour''. Princeton Architectural Press (2001) )〕 Built on a former playing field known as the Delta, it was described by Henry James as consisting of }} James' "three divisions" are known today as (respectively) Sanders Theater; Annenberg Hall (formerly Alumni Hall or the Great Hall); and Memorial Transept. Beneath Annenberg Hall, Loker Commons offers a number of student facilities. ==Conception and construction== Between 1865 and 1868 an alumni "Committee of Fifty" raised $370,000 (equal to one-twelfth of Harvard's entire endowment at the time) toward a new building in memory of Harvard men who had fought for the Union in the American Civil War—a "Hall of Alumni in which students and graduates might be inspired by the pictured and sculpted presence of her founders, benefactors, faculty, presidents, and most distinguished sons." When, about the same time,〔name=fas_concept> 〕 a $40,000 bequest was received from Charles Sanders (class of 1802) for "a hall or theatre to be used on () public occasion connected with the College, whether literary or festive", a vision was formed of a single building containing a large theater as well as a large open hall, and thus meeting both goals.〔name=fas_concept /> A site was found on the "Delta", the triangle bounded by Cambridge, Kirkland, and Quincy Streets. (The Delta having been "the college playground... here the football games took place", Jarvis Field—an area of about five acres (2ha) south of Everett Street and west of Oxford Street, now occupied largely by Harvard Law and graduate student housing—was purchased in substitution.) On October 6, 1870 the cornerstone was laid, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. composing a hymn〔 Holmes' hymn: 〕 for the occasion.〔 〕 The Great Hall and Sanders Theatre were ready for use by 1875, and in May 1878 the Committee of Fifty notified the President and Fellows that the project was complete and the premises ready for formal transfer to the university. On July8 the President and Fellows unanimously voted to "accept with profound gratitude this splendid and precious gift."〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Memorial Hall (Harvard University)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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