Sever Hall in Harvard Yard was designed by Henry Hobson Richardson and funded by Anne Sever as a gift honoring her late husband, James Warren Sever. The infobox gives 1878 as the build date, and the text says construction ran from 1878 to 1880. It became a National Historic Landmark on December 30, 1970.
The infobox says Romanesque Revival, and the text says Richardsonian Romanesque. About 1.3 million bricks were used, with about 100,000 forming the exterior in 60 varieties of red molded brick. It measures 176 feet (53.7 m) long and 74 feet (22.7 m) wide, with a cornice about 50 feet (15 m) high.
Whispers into the west archway's bricks are audible about 12 feet (3.7 m) away. Robert Venturi called it his favorite building in America. It is a general classroom building, and the article gives no visiting arrangements.
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