Kirkland House, Boston

Name: Kirkland House
Address: Boston, United States

#447 among attractions in Boston

Colonial revival architecture

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Facts and practical information

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. ()

Coordinates: 42°22'15"N, 71°7'13"W

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Cambridge (Harvard Square)Boston United States

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Kirkland House – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

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

~1220 ftN
Dancing, Nightlife
Club Passim, Boston
6 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...
~900 ftE
Forts and castles
Harvard Lampoon Building, Boston
5 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.
~1200 ftNE
Shopping, Bookshop
Grolier Poetry Bookshop, Boston
6 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.
~1290 ftE
Synagogue
Quincy House, Boston
7 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.
~990 ftN
Library, Shopping, Bookshop
The Harvard Coop, Boston
5 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.
~990 ftN
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.
~1070 ftSE
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.
~1050 ftSW
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.
~1400 ftNE
Square
Massachusetts Hall, Boston
7 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.
~1020 ftNE
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.
~1370 ftN
Church
First Parish in Cambridge, Boston
7 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.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Kirkland House?

Nearby attractions include Harvard University, Boston (2 min walk), Harvard Institute of Politics, Boston (3 min walk), Schoenhof's Foreign Books, Boston (3 min walk), Harvard Houses Historic District, Boston (4 min walk).

How to get to Kirkland House by public transport?

The nearest stations to Kirkland House:

Bus

Harvard Square (5 min walk)
Massachusetts Ave @ Holyoke St • Lines: 1, 69 (6 min walk)

Metro

Harvard • Lines: Red (7 min walk)
Central Square • Lines: Red (24 min walk)