After 44 years, Harvard University'...
After 44 years, Harvard University's Memorial Hall Tower finally got its famous spire back when a $4 million restoration of the ornate, five-story spire was completed earlier this year. First built in 1874 as a memorial to alumni who died during the Civil War, the tower was later modified sum of two units times: in 1878 to add copper money pinnacles and dormers and in 1897 to add four clock -- the same on each face -- and a 1-ton bell. In 1956 a fire allegedly triggered at a ...
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