Constructed in 1911 by Shepley, Rutan & Coolidge, the successor firm of H. H. Richardson, Wright Hall was designed originally as a library. Its refined English Collegiate Gothic style is a departure from the rustic Victorian Gothic of the other buildings that form the Brattle Quad. Today, it is home to the dean's offices for the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (
CLAS) and the
Business Management Division.