Harvard Stadium



Harvard Stadium is an outdoor stadium located in the Allston neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. The stadium was built in 1903. It was used as an early home of the Harvard Crimson men's ice hockey team. The stadum was used primarily from 1904 to 1911 when the team moved to the Boston Arena.

The stadium is still in use by the Harvard football team. The stadium was the first vertical concrete structure to employ reinforced structural concrete. Prior to the erection of the stadium in 1902, reinforced structural concrete was used in horizontal, that is flooring, sidewalks, etc., design only. Due to its' influence on future stadium construction design the stadium was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1987.