Newell Boathouse, Boston

Name: Newell Boathouse
Address: 801 Soldiers Field Road, Boston, United States

#942 among attractions in Boston

Sport, Sport venue

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Facts and practical information

Newell Boathouse, named for a popular Harvard athlete killed just a few years after graduation, is the primary boathouse used by Harvard University's varsity men's rowing teams. It stands on land subject to an unusual peppercorn lease agreement between Harvard and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. ()

Coordinates: 42°22'11"N, 71°7'33"W

Address

801 Soldiers Field RoadAllstonBoston United States

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Newell Boathouse – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Harvard Stadium, Bright-Landry Hockey Center, The Harvard Coop, Brattle Theatre.

~1160 ftS
Sport venue, Sport, Arenas and stadiums
Harvard Stadium, Boston
6 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...
~630 ftSW
Sport venue, Sport, Arenas and stadiums
Bright-Landry Hockey Center, Boston
4 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
Library, Shopping, Bookshop
The Harvard Coop, Boston
11 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.
~1810 ftNE
Nightlife, Cinema
Brattle Theatre, Boston
9 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.
~770 ftE
Bridge
Anderson Memorial Bridge, Boston
4 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.
~1490 ftS
Church
The Class of 1959 Chapel, Boston
8 min walk • The Class of 1959 Chapel is a non-denominational chapel located on the campus of Harvard Business School in Boston, Massachusetts.
0.4 miN
Theater, Concerts and shows, Performing arts
American Repertory Theater, Boston
10 min walk • The American Repertory Theater is a professional not-for-profit theater in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1979 by Robert Brustein, the A.R.T. is known for its commitment to new American plays and music–theater explorations; to neglected works of the past; and to established classical texts reinterpreted in refreshing new ways.
~1190 ftNE
Memorial
Harvard Institute of Politics, Boston
6 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.
~1450 ftSE
Library
Baker Library/Bloomberg Center, Boston
7 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.
~1970 ftNE
Square
Dexter Pratt House, Boston
10 min walk • The Dexter Pratt House is an historic house in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It is remembered as the home of Dexter Pratt, the blacksmith who inspired the poem "The Village Blacksmith" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
0.4 miW
Bridge
Eliot Bridge, Boston
11 min walk • The Eliot Bridge is a bridge over the Charles River between Cambridge, Massachusetts and Allston, Boston, Massachusetts. It connects Soldiers Field Road in Allston with Gerry's Landing Road, Memorial Drive, Greenough Boulevard, and the Fresh Pond Parkway in Cambridge.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Newell Boathouse?

Nearby attractions include Bright-Landry Hockey Center, Boston (4 min walk), Anderson Memorial Bridge, Boston (4 min walk), Great Bridge, Boston (4 min walk), Conventual Church of St. Mary and St. John, Belmont (5 min walk).

How to get to Newell Boathouse by public transport?

The nearest stations to Newell Boathouse:

Bus

Harvard Square (11 min walk)
Massachusetts Ave @ Holyoke St • Lines: 1, 69 (13 min walk)

Metro

Harvard • Lines: Red (13 min walk)
Central Square • Lines: Red (30 min walk)