Brattle Hall, Boston

Name: Brattle Hall
Address: 40 Brattle Street, Boston, United States
Telephone: +1 617-492-1100

#503 among attractions in Boston

Colonial revival architecture

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Facts and practical information

Brattle Hall is a historic building along Brattle Street near Harvard Square in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It was constructed in 1889 for the Cambridge Social Union – established in 1871 – when that organization moved into the adjacent William Brattle House that year. Brattle Hall was built to house the organization's library, and to provide a space for larger meetings and social functions. Brattle Hall was designed by Longfellow, Alden & Harlow, originally in the Dutch Colonial Revival style, but it acquired more of a Colonial Revival feel with the 1907 addition of brick ends, designed by Charles Cogswell. ()

Coordinates: 42°22'25"N, 71°7'18"W

Address

40 Brattle StreetCambridge (Harvard Square)Boston United States

Contact

+1 617-492-1100

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Day trips

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

Nearby attractions include: Club Passim, Grolier Poetry Bookshop, The Harvard Coop, Brattle Theatre.

~480 ftNE
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...
~1430 ftE
Shopping, Bookshop
Grolier Poetry Bookshop, Boston
7 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.
~390 ftE
Library, Shopping, Bookshop
The Harvard Coop, Boston
2 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.
~20 ftSE
Nightlife, Cinema
Brattle Theatre, Boston
1 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.
~860 ftNE
Square
General MacArthur Square, Boston
5 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.
~1130 ftNE
Church
Holden Chapel, Boston
6 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.
~640 ftN
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.
~930 ftE
Square
Massachusetts Hall, Boston
5 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.
~1030 ftE
Square, Colonial revival architecture
Porcellian Club, Boston
5 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.
~690 ftNE
Church
First Parish in Cambridge, Boston
4 min walk • First Parish in Cambridge is a Unitarian Universalist church, located in Harvard Square in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It is a Welcoming Congregation and a member of the Unitarian Universalist Association.
~910 ftNW
Library, Colonial revival architecture
Schlesinger Library, Belmont
5 min walk • The Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America is a research library at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Harvard University. According to Nancy F.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Brattle Hall?

Nearby attractions include William Brattle House, Boston (1 min walk), Conductor's Building, Boston (2 min walk), The Harvard Coop, Boston (2 min walk), Dexter Pratt House, Boston (2 min walk).

How to get to Brattle Hall by public transport?

The nearest stations to Brattle Hall:

Bus

Harvard Square (4 min walk)
Massachusetts Ave @ Holyoke St • Lines: 1, 69 (5 min walk)

Metro

Harvard • Lines: Red (4 min walk)
Porter • Lines: Red (27 min walk)

Train

Porter (26 min walk)