The gates that frame Harvard Yard — Harvard Gazette
WEBAug 29, 2017 · Loeb House Gate, East, opens onto the path to the residence and site that for many years housed Harvard presidents. Today, it is the home of Harvard’s Governing Boards and their administrative offices. The 25 gates in Harvard Yard manage a rare feat: They are pragmatic and artistic at the same time.
Enter to grow in wisdom — Harvard Gazette
WEBDec 15, 2005 · The Class of 1857 Gate, completed in 1901, is the only gate in Harvard Yard with three archways, all of them designed exclusively for pedestrian use. Two elegant wrought-iron lanterns flank the center opening.
Johnston Gate - Wikipedia
WEBJohnston Gate is one of several entrances to Harvard Yard on the campus of Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The gate, which was completed in 1889 in a Georgian Revival design by McKim, Mead & White, opens onto Peabody Street just north of Harvard Square.
Exploring Harvard's Gates - Nieman Foundation
WEBStudents pass through the imposing Class of 1885 Gate on their way to Henry Hobson Richardson’s masterful Sever Hall. The gate forms one of the main eastern entries into Harvard Yard. A blueprint for the Class of 1885 gate, by architects McKim, Mead & White.
The Gates at Harvard Have Stories to Tell - The New York Times
WEBAug. 19, 2016. To Blair Kamin, the Pulitzer Prize-winning architecture critic of The Chicago Tribune, the wrought-iron gates that ring the campus green at Harvard University in Cambridge,...
Harvard's Gated History - ArcGIS StoryMaps
WEBIt is difficult to imagine the Harvard University campus without the gates and wrought iron fence encircling the iconic Harvard Yard. Still, in the long history of the college, the structures we see today are relatively new additions to the landscape.
The Gates of Harvard Yard - Harvard Magazine
WEBJul 18, 2013 · That class’s research has now turned into an e-book, The Gates of Harvard Yard: The Complete Story, in Words and Pictures, of a Great University’s Iconic Portals, that explores the gates’ history, design, and present state: “a mix of glory and neglect,” according to Kamin.
Harvard’s gates, on the screen — Harvard Gazette
WEBAug 12, 2013 · “The Gates of Harvard Yard,” a handsome, 158-page exploration of Harvard Yard’s 25 access points, is officially available Tuesday. “Now that we have done this, it would be very hard to go back” and not publish …
Massachusetts Hall at 300 - Harvard Magazine
WEBMassachusetts Hall, for many people, is Harvard. It guides visitors through Johnston Gate into what is now Harvard Yard. Its compact design—pleasingly proportioned Early Georgian red brick with white trim, devoid of frills—defines the architectural idiom for much of the rest of this campus (and others). Its history anticipates the ...
Where is the main entrance to Harvard? - Ask a Librarian
WEBThe Johnston Gate is considered the main entrance to Harvard Yard. The Johnston Gate is between Massachusetts and Harvard Halls in the “old yard”. For a map, search for “Johnston gate” at http://map.harvard.edu/ Chat. Monday-Thursday 9am-9pm. Friday-Saturday 9am-5pm. Sunday 12noon-7pm.
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