Peabody Terrace, Boston

Name: Peabody Terrace
Address: 900 Memorial Dr, Boston, United States
Telephone: +1 617-496-9160

#919 among attractions in Boston

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Facts and practical information

Peabody Terrace, on the north bank of the Charles River in Cambridge, Massachusetts, is a Harvard University housing complex primarily serving graduate students, particularly married students and their families. Designed in the brutalist style and constructed in 1964, its three-story perimeter grows to five and seven stories within, with three interior 22-story towers. ()

Elevation: 13 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 42°21'57"N, 71°6'55"W

Address

900 Memorial DrCambridge (Riverside)Boston United States

Contact

+1 617-496-9160

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Day trips

Peabody Terrace – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Harvard Lampoon Building, Grolier Poetry Bookshop, Quincy House, Dunster House.

0.4 miN
Forts and castles
Harvard Lampoon Building, Boston
11 min walk • The Harvard Lampoon Building is a historic building in Cambridge, Massachusetts, which is best known as the home of The Harvard Lampoon, and for its unusual design.
0.5 miN
Shopping, Bookshop
Grolier Poetry Bookshop, Boston
12 min walk • The Grolier Poetry Book Shop is an independent bookstore on Plympton Street near Harvard Square in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Although founded as a "first edition" bookstore, its focus today is solely poetry.
~1790 ftN
Synagogue
Quincy House, Boston
9 min walk • Quincy House is one of twelve undergraduate residential Houses at Harvard University, located on Plympton Street between Harvard Yard and the Charles River.
~930 ftN
Tower
Dunster House, Boston
5 min walk • Dunster House is one of twelve undergraduate residential Houses at Harvard University. Built in 1930, it is one of the first two dormitories at Harvard University constructed under President Abbott Lawrence Lowell's House Plan and one of the seven Houses given to Harvard by Edward Harkness.
~1210 ftNW
Bridge
John W. Weeks Bridge, Boston
6 min walk • The John W. Weeks Memorial Bridge, usually called the Weeks Footbridge, is a pedestrian bridge over the Charles River, located four miles northwest of downtown Boston in the Harvard University campus.
~1950 ftNE
Nightlife, Restaurant
The Plough and Stars, Boston
10 min walk • The Plough and Stars is a bar and music venue in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It was founded in 1969 by brothers Peter and Padraig O'Malley, named after the play by Seán O'Casey.
0.4 miW
Church
The Class of 1959 Chapel, Boston
12 min walk • The Class of 1959 Chapel is a non-denominational chapel located on the campus of Harvard Business School in Boston, Massachusetts.
~1940 ftN
Church, Spiritual
St. Paul Church, Boston
10 min walk • St. Paul Church is a parish of the Roman Catholic Church located at 29 Mount Auburn Street near Harvard Square in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in the Archdiocese of Boston. As well as serving as the local parish church, it is the home of St. Paul's Choir School whose students serve as the choristers in the Choir of St.
0.4 miW
Library
Baker Library/Bloomberg Center, Boston
10 min walk • The Baker Library/Bloomberg Center is a building complex at Harvard Business School on the campus of Harvard University in Boston, Massachusetts. It includes the Baker Library, built in 1927, and the Bloomberg Center, completed in 2005.
~1450 ftNE
Park
Franklin St Park, Boston
7 min walk • Franklin Street Park is an urban neighborhood park in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The park is a house-sized lot in the Riverside neighborhood on 495 Franklin Street between Bay Street and Hancock Street.
0.4 miN
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Old Cambridge Baptist Church, Boston
11 min walk • The Old Cambridge Baptist Church is a historic American Baptist church at 400 Harvard Street in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The congregation was founded in 1844 when several members of First Baptist Church in Cambridge decided to start a new church.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Peabody Terrace?

Nearby attractions include Western Avenue Bridge, Boston (4 min walk), Dunster House, Boston (5 min walk), Memorial Drive, Boston (6 min walk), John W. Weeks Bridge, Boston (6 min walk).

How to get to Peabody Terrace by public transport?

The nearest stations to Peabody Terrace:

Bus

Mt Auburn St @ Putnam Ave • Lines: 1 (8 min walk)
Massachusetts Ave @ Hancock St • Lines: 1 (10 min walk)

Metro

Central Square • Lines: Red (16 min walk)
Harvard • Lines: Red (16 min walk)

Light rail

Babcock Street • Lines: B (26 min walk)
Amory Street • Lines: B (27 min walk)