Harkness Tower
Harkness Tower is a masonry tower at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut. Part of the Collegiate Gothic Memorial Quadrangle complex completed in 1922, it is named for Charles William Harkness, brother of Yale's largest benefactor, Edward Harkness.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library and Yale Center for British Art.
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Library
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The Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library is the rare book library and literary archive of the Yale University Library in New Haven, Connecticut. It is one of the largest buildings in the world dedicated to rare books and manuscripts and is one of the largest collections of such texts. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library is situated 890 feet northeast of Harkness Tower.
Yale Center for British Art
Art gallery
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The Yale Center for British Art at Yale University in central New Haven, Connecticut, houses the largest and most comprehensive collection of British art outside the United Kingdom. Yale Center for British Art is situated 790 feet southwest of Harkness Tower.
Old Campus
Park
The Old Campus is the oldest area of the Yale University campus in New Haven, Connecticut. It is the principal residence of Yale College first years and also contains offices for the academic departments of Classics, English, History, Comparative Literature, and Philosophy. Old Campus is situated 480 feet southeast of Harkness Tower.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Downtown New Haven and Chapel Street Historic District.
Downtown New Haven
Neighborhood
Downtown New Haven is the neighborhood located in the heart of the city of New Haven, Connecticut. It is made up of the original nine squares laid out in 1638 to form New Haven, including the New Haven Green, and the immediate surrounding central business district, as well as a significant portion of the Yale University campus.
Chapel Street Historic District
Neighborhood
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The Chapel Street Historic District is a 23-acre historic district in the Downtown New Haven area of the city of New Haven, Connecticut. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.
Elm Street Historic District
Neighborhood
Elm Street Historic District is a state historic district in the downtown area of New Haven, Connecticut. The area is eligible for listing, but not yet listed, on the National Register of Historic Places.
Harkness Tower
- Type: Tower
- Description: tower at Yale University
- Location: Town of New Haven, South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Spanish—“Harkness Tower” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “哈克尼斯塔”
- Dutch: “Harkness Tower”
- Egyptian Arabic: “برج هاركنيس”
- French: “Harkness Tower”
- German: “Harkness Tower”
- Hebrew: “מגדל הארקנס”
- Japanese: “ハークネス・タワー”
- Spanish: “Harkness Tower”
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