The Class of 1959 Chapel, Boston

Name: The Class of 1959 Chapel
Address: Boston, United States
Telephone: +1 515-991-7553

#249 among attractions in Boston

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Facts and practical information

The Class of 1959 Chapel is a non-denominational chapel located on the campus of Harvard Business School in Boston, Massachusetts. It was designed by Moshe Safdie in 1992, as part of a master plan to complement the existing 1927 campus architecture by McKim, Mead and White that would allow for Business School to expand along the Charles River. It was funded by a gift from alumni from the Class of 1959. It was engineered by Weidlinger Associates and built by Richard White Sons, Inc. for a cost of approximately $2.5 million. ()

Completed: 1992 (32 years ago)Coordinates: 42°21'57"N, 71°7'26"W

Address

AllstonBoston United States

Contact

+1 515-991-7553

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The Class of 1959 Chapel – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Harvard Stadium, Bright-Landry Hockey Center, Dunster House, John W. Weeks Bridge.

~850 ftW
Sport venue, Sport, Arenas and stadiums
Harvard Stadium, Boston
5 min walk • Harvard Stadium, a revered sport venue in the heart of Boston, stands as an iconic landmark in the realm of American collegiate athletics. Constructed in 1903, this horseshoe-shaped stadium is not only a testament to early 20th-century design but also a living piece of...
~1270 ftNW
Sport venue, Sport, Arenas and stadiums
Bright-Landry Hockey Center, Boston
7 min walk • The Bright-Landry Hockey Center is a 3,095-seat ice-hockey arena in the Allston neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, United States. It is home to the Harvard University Crimson men's and women's ice hockey teams. It is named for Alec Bright '19, a former hockey player. In 1956, the Donald C.
0.4 miNE
Tower
Dunster House, Boston
12 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.
~1800 ftNE
Bridge
John W. Weeks Bridge, Boston
9 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.
~1110 ftN
Bridge
Anderson Memorial Bridge, Boston
6 min walk • Anderson Memorial Bridge connects Allston, a neighborhood of Boston, and Cambridge. The bridge stands on the site of the Great Bridge built in 1662, the first structure to span the Charles River.
0.4 miN
Memorial
Harvard Institute of Politics, Boston
11 min walk • The Harvard Institute of Politics is an institute of the John F. Kennedy School of Government of Harvard University that was created to serve as a living memorial to President John F. Kennedy, as well as to inspire Harvard undergraduates to consider careers in politics and public service.
~330 ftNE
Library
Baker Library/Bloomberg Center, Boston
2 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.
0.5 miN
Square
Conductor's Building, Boston
13 min walk • The Conductor's Building is a former Boston Elevated Railway administrative building, located on Bennett Alley between Mount Auburn Street and Bennett Street near Harvard Square in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
0.4 miNE
Colonial revival architecture
Kirkland House, Boston
10 min walk • Kirkland House is one of twelve undergraduate residential Houses at Harvard University, located near the Charles River in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It was named after John Thornton Kirkland, president of Harvard University from 1810 to 1828.
0.4 miN
Church
Conventual Church of St. Mary and St. John, Belmont
12 min walk • The Conventual Church of St. Mary and St. John is a historic Episcopal church in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The Romanesque Revival church was built in 1936 to a design by architect Ralph Adams Cram.
~1960 ftE
Bridge
Western Avenue Bridge, Boston
10 min walk • The Western Avenue Bridge is a bridge carrying Western Avenue over the Charles River between Cambridge and Allston, Massachusetts. It was built in 1924 by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Metropolitan District Commission. The bridge carries one-way traffic going west, into Allston.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to The Class of 1959 Chapel?

Nearby attractions include Baker Library/Bloomberg Center, Boston (2 min walk), Harvard Stadium, Boston (5 min walk), Anderson Memorial Bridge, Boston (6 min walk), Great Bridge, Boston (6 min walk).

How to get to The Class of 1959 Chapel by public transport?

The nearest stations to The Class of 1959 Chapel:

Bus

Mt Auburn St @ DeWolfe St • Lines: 1 (14 min walk)
Harvard Square (15 min walk)

Metro

Harvard • Lines: Red (16 min walk)
Central Square • Lines: Red (27 min walk)

Light rail

Packards Corner • Lines: B (25 min walk)
Babcock Street • Lines: B (26 min walk)