Harvard Hall, Boston

Name: Harvard Hall
Address: 1 Harvard Yard, Boston, 02138, United States

#523 among attractions in Boston

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Harvard Hall is a Harvard University classroom building in Harvard Yard, Cambridge, Massachusetts. ()

Coordinates: 42°22'30"N, 71°7'6"W

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1 Harvard YardCambridge (Mid-Cambridge)Boston 02138 United States

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Harvard Hall – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Club Passim, Memorial Hall, Grolier Poetry Bookshop, The Harvard Coop.

~540 ftSW
Dancing, Nightlife
Club Passim, Boston
3 min walk • Nestled in the heart of Harvard Square, Club Passim stands as a cultural beacon in Cambridge, Massachusetts, renowned for its intimate live music experiences. This legendary venue has been a staple in the Boston music scene for decades, offering audiences the chance...
~1010 ftE
Gothic Revival architecture, Memorial, Theater
Memorial Hall, Boston
5 min walk • Memorial Hall, immediately north of Harvard Yard in Cambridge, Massachusetts, is an imposing High Victorian Gothic building honoring Harvard men's sacrifices in defense of the Union during the American Civil War‍—‌"a symbol of Boston's commitment to the Unionist cause and the...
~1020 ftSE
Shopping, Bookshop
Grolier Poetry Bookshop, Boston
5 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.
~700 ftSW
Library, Shopping, Bookshop
The Harvard Coop, Boston
4 min walk • The Harvard Library is the umbrella organization for the Harvard University libraries and their shared services, such as access, preservation, digital infrastructure, digital imaging, and discovery services. The Harvard Library is nearly 400 years old, making it the oldest library system in the United States.
~1020 ftSW
Nightlife, Cinema
Brattle Theatre, Boston
5 min walk • The Brattle Theatre is a repertory movie theater located in Brattle Hall at 40 Brattle Street near Harvard Square in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The theatre is a small movie house with one screen.
~170 ftW
Square
General MacArthur Square, Boston
1 min walk • General MacArthur Square is a 0.2-acre, V-shaped park in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, owned by the city. The city's first 24-hour, freestanding public toilet was installed in the park in 2015.
~150 ftN
Church
Holden Chapel, Boston
1 min walk • Holden Chapel is a small building in Harvard Yard on the campus of Harvard University. Completed in 1744, it is the third oldest building at Harvard and one of the oldest college buildings in America.
~710 ftW
Church, Georgian architecture, Baroque architecture
Christ Church, Boston
4 min walk • Christ Church, at Zero Garden Street in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. is a parish of the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts. Built in 1760–61, it was designated a National Historic Landmark as one of the few buildings unambiguously attributable to Peter Harrison, the first formally trained architect to work in the British colonies.
~180 ftS
Square
Massachusetts Hall, Boston
1 min walk • Massachusetts Hall is the oldest surviving building at Harvard College, the first institution of higher learning in the British colonies in America, and second oldest academic building in the United States after the Wren Building at the College of William & Mary.
~810 ftNE
Museum, History museum, Science museum
Putnam Gallery, Boston
4 min walk • Harvard University's Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments, established 1948, is "one of the three largest university collections of its kind in the world". Waywiser, the online catalog of the collection, lists over 60% of the collection's 20,000 objects as of 2014. The collection was originally curated by Mr.
~730 ftS
Square, Colonial revival architecture
Porcellian Club, Boston
4 min walk • The Porcellian Club is an all-male final club at Harvard University, sometimes called the Porc or the P.C. The year of founding is usually given as 1791, when a group began meeting under the name "the Argonauts", or as 1794, the year of the roast pig dinner at which the club, known first as "the Pig Club" was formally founded.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Harvard Hall?

Nearby attractions include Johnston Gate, Boston (1 min walk), Holden Chapel, Boston (1 min walk), General MacArthur Square, Boston (1 min walk), Massachusetts Hall, Boston (1 min walk).

How to get to Harvard Hall by public transport?

The nearest stations to Harvard Hall:

Metro

Harvard • Lines: Red (2 min walk)
Porter • Lines: Red (25 min walk)

Bus

Harvard Square (3 min walk)
Massachusetts Ave @ Holyoke St • Lines: 1, 69 (4 min walk)

Train

Porter (24 min walk)