Gore Hall
Gore Hall was a historic building on the Harvard University campus in Cambridge, Massachusetts, designed by Richard Bond. Gore Hall was Harvard's first dedicated library building, a Gothic Revival structure built in 1838 of Quincy granite and named in honor of Harvard graduate and Massachusetts Governor Christopher Gore.- Access is restricted and requires permission.
- Type: University building
- Description: former building on Harvard University’s campus
- Address: 32 Mill Street, MA
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Harvard Kennedy School and Houghton Library.
Harvard Kennedy School
University
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The John F. Kennedy School of Government, commonly called the Harvard Kennedy School, is the graduate school of public policy of Harvard University, a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Harvard Kennedy School is situated 1,000 feet northwest of Gore Hall.
Houghton Library
Library
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Houghton Library, on the south side of Harvard Yard adjacent to Widener Library, Lamont Library, and Loeb House, is Harvard University's primary repository for rare books and manuscripts. Houghton Library is situated 1,300 feet northeast of Gore Hall.
Harvard Square
Square
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Harvard Square is a triangular plaza at the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue, Brattle Street and John F. Kennedy Street near the center of Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Harvard Square is situated 1,200 feet north of Gore Hall.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Riverside and Old Cambridge Historic District.
Riverside
Neighborhood
Riverside, also known as "Area 7", is a neighborhood of Cambridge, Massachusetts bounded by Massachusetts Avenue on the north, River Street on the east, the Charles River on the south, and JFK Street on the west.
Old Cambridge Historic District
Neighborhood
The Old Cambridge Historic District is a historic district encompassing a residential neighborhood of Cambridge, Massachusetts that dates to colonial times.
Mid-Cambridge
Neighborhood
Mid-Cambridge, also known as "Area 6", is a neighborhood of Cambridge, Massachusetts. It is bounded by Massachusetts Avenue on the south and west, Prospect Street on the east, and Hampshire Street, the Somerville border, Kirkland Street, Quincy Street, and Cambridge Street on the north.
Gore Hall
- Categories: building and education
- Location: City of Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.37021° or 42° 22′ 13″ northLongitude
-71.11872° or 71° 7′ 7″ westElevation
13 feet (4 metres)Levels
4Open location code
87JC9VCJ+3GOpenStreetMap ID
way 29530908OpenStreetMap feature
building=universityGeoNames ID
4937971Wikidata ID
Q16972655
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