Hollis, Harvard, and Massachusetts Halls at Cambridge, N. England [painting] / Jonathan Fisher del. et pinx., 1794.

Massachusetts Hall

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Massachusetts Hall, south of Johnston Gate in the Old Yard, is the oldest Harvard building standing and the second oldest academic building in the country. In 1939, the lower floors were converted into the offices of the President of Harvard College and various officers of the university (including the vice-presidents, special assistants to the president, and the general counsel). As of 2001, the upper two floors house freshmen. From the description of General information by and abou...

Harvard University

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Harvard College was founded by a vote of the Great and General Court of Massachusetts on October 28, 1636 that allocated “400£ towards a schoale or colledge.” Subsequent legislative acts established the Board of Overseers, but it was the Charter of 1650 that created the Harvard Corporation as the College's primary governing board and defined its composition and authority. The College Charter became a contentious target for College officials, the Massachusetts Governor and General C...

Hollis Hall (Cambridge, Mass.)

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Harvard Hall (Cambridge, Mass.)

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Fisher, Jonathan, 1768-1847

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Wood engraver and portrait and landscape painter in Blue Hill, Maine. Also clergyman, author, poet, linguist, inventor, farmer, surveyer, architect, naturalist, missionary, and teacher. From the description of Painting : in water color : holograph ms., [undated] / [by Jonathan Fisher]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122502688 Congregational clergyman, author, and engraver, of Blue Hill, Me. From the description of Jonathan Fisher sermons and list of texts, 1830-1...