Pierson College
Pierson College is a residential college at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut. Opened in 1933, it is named for Abraham Pierson, a founder and the first rector of the Collegiate School, the college later known as Yale.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library and Old Campus.
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Library
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.Old Campus
Park
The Old Campus is the oldest area of the Yale University campus in New Haven, Connecticut. Old Campus is situated 700 feet south of Pierson College.
Yale Center for British Art
Art gallery
Photo: Ragesoss, Public domain.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Downtown New Haven and Elm Street Historic District.
Downtown New Haven
Neighborhood
Downtown New Haven is the neighborhood located in the heart of the city of New Haven, Connecticut.
Pierson College
- Type: Building
- Description: Residential college at Yale University
- Categories: organization and residential college
- Location: Town of New Haven, South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.31065° or 41° 18′ 38″ north
Longitude
-72.92816° or 72° 55′ 41″ west
Elevation
66 feet (20 metres)
Open location code
87H9836C+7P
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Uzbek—“Pierson College” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “皮尔逊学院”
- Hebrew: “פירסון קולג‘”
- Irish: “Coláiste Pierson”
- Swedish: “Pierson College”
- Uzbek: “Pierson kolleji”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Chapel Street Historic District and Hillhouse Avenue.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: Berkeley College - South and Berkeley College - North.
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