Bass Library, New Haven

Name: Bass Library
Address: 470 College St., New Haven, 06511, United States

#58 among attractions in New Haven

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The Anne T. & Robert M. Bass Library, formerly Cross Campus Library, is a Yale University Library building holding frequently-used materials in the humanities and social sciences. Located underneath Yale University's Cross Campus, it was completed in 1971 in a minimalist-functionalist style designed by Edward Larrabee Barnes. In 2007, Thomas Beeby led a multimillion-dollar renovation of the library that extensively reconfigured and refurbished its interior space. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 41°18'39"N, 72°55'39"W

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470 College St.Central New Haven (Downtown New Haven)New Haven 06511 United States

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Bass Library – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Yale University Art Gallery, Yale Center for British Art, Old Campus, Yale School of Art.

~1190 ftSW
Museum, Art gallery, Art museum
Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven
6 min walk • The Yale University Art Gallery is the oldest university art museum in the Western Hemisphere. It houses a major encyclopedic collection of art in several interconnected buildings on the campus of Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut.
~1360 ftSW
Collection of 16th- to 19th-century art
Yale Center for British Art, New Haven
7 min walk • The Yale Center for British Art at Yale University in downtown New Haven, Connecticut, houses the largest and most comprehensive collection of British art outside the United Kingdom.
~710 ftS
Park
Old Campus, New Haven
4 min walk • The Old Campus is the oldest area of the Yale University campus in New Haven, Connecticut. It is the principal residence of Yale College freshmen and also contains offices for the academic departments of Classics, English, History, Comparative Literature, and Philosophy.
~1350 ftW
Museum, Universities and schools, Art gallery
Yale School of Art, New Haven
7 min walk • The Yale School of Art is the art school of Yale University. Founded in 1869 as the first professional fine arts school in the United States, it grants Masters of Fine Arts degrees to students completing a two-year course in graphic design, painting/printmaking, photography, or sculpture.
~690 ftSW
Park
Branford College, New Haven
4 min walk • Branford College is one of the 14 residential colleges at Yale University.
~480 ftS
Church
Battell Chapel, New Haven
3 min walk • Battell Chapel is the largest chapel of Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut. Built in 1874–76, it was funded primarily with gifts from Joseph Battell and others of his family.
~1290 ftNE
Hiking trail, Hiking
Farmington Canal Heritage Trail, New Haven
7 min walk • The Farmington Canal Heritage Trail is an 81.2-mile multi-use rail trail located in Connecticut and Massachusetts. The trail was built on former New Haven and Northampton Company railbed, which was constructed along the route of the Farmington Canal in Connecticut and the Hampshire and Hampden Canal in Massachusetts, respectively.
~740 ftE
Park
Silliman College, New Haven
4 min walk • Silliman College is a residential college at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, named for scientist and Yale professor Benjamin Silliman. It opened in September 1940 as the last of the original ten residential colleges, and contains buildings constructed as early as 1901.
~110 ftN
Park, Library
Berkeley College, New Haven
1 min walk • Berkeley College is a residential college at Yale University, opened in 1934. The eighth of Yale's 14 residential colleges, it was named in honor of Reverend George Berkeley, dean of Derry and later bishop of Cloyne, in recognition of the assistance in land and books that he gave to Yale in the 18th century.
~520 ftE
Music venue, Nightlife, Concerts and shows
Woolsey Hall, New Haven
3 min walk • Woolsey Hall is the primary auditorium at Yale University, located on the campus' Hewitt Quadrangle in New Haven, Connecticut. It was built as part of the Bicentennial Buildings complex that includes the Memorial Rotunda and the University Commons, designed by the firm Carrère and Hastings for the Yale bicentennial celebration in 1901.
~1600 ftS
Theater, Concerts and shows, Cinema
Shubert Theatre, New Haven
8 min walk • The Shubert Theatre is a 1,600-seat theatre located at 247 College Street in New Haven, Connecticut. Originally opened in 1914 by The Shubert Organization, it was designed by Albert Swazey, a New York architect and built by the H.E. Murdock Construction Company.

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Which popular attractions are close to Bass Library?

Nearby attractions include Berkeley College, New Haven (1 min walk), Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven (2 min walk), Yale University, New Haven (2 min walk), Hopper College, New Haven (2 min walk).

How to get to Bass Library by public transport?

The nearest stations to Bass Library:

Bus

Broadway/York • Lines: Blue Line (Weekend) (4 min walk)
Grove/Temple • Lines: Orange Line (Day) (6 min walk)

Train

New Haven-State Street (13 min walk)
New Haven Union Station (24 min walk)