Metcalf Center for Science and Engineering

Metcalf Center for Science and Engineering is a building owned by Boston University named for Arthur G.B. Metcalf. Metcalf founded what would later become the university's College of Engineering and served as its chair.
  • Type: Research institute
  • Description: classroom Building in Boston, Massachusetts
  • Address: MA

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Blandford Street station and Morse Auditorium.

Railway stop
is a surface-level light rail station on the MBTA's Green Line B branch located in , . The station is located in the center median of Commonwealth Avenue at Silber Way and Blandford Mall, about 2 blocks west of , near the east end of Boston University.

University building
The , officially the Alfred L. , is a domed theater that was built as a Jewish synagogue, that is now owned by Boston University and used as an auditorium.

Museum
Photo: Biruitorul, Public domain.
The is an art museum in Boston, Massachusetts, which houses significant examples of European, Asian, and American art. Its collection includes paintings, sculpture, tapestries, and decorative arts. is situated 3,800 feet south of Metcalf Center for Science and Engineering.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fenway-Kenmore and Cambridgeport.

The neighborhood is named after Kenmore Square, and after the Fens, both of which it encompasses. Kenmore Square is the area's dynamic urban center.

Neighborhood
is one of the neighborhoods of . It is bounded by Massachusetts Avenue, the , the Grand Junction Railroad, and River Street.

Suburb
is a 3⁄4 square mile, primarily residential neighborhood of Boston, bordered by , and Fenway-Kenmore and the town of .

Metcalf Center for Science and Engineering

Latitude
42.34861° or 42° 20′ 55″ north
Longitude
-71.10095° or 71° 6′ 3″ west
Elevation
16 feet (5 metres)
Operator
Boston University
Open location code
87JC8VXX+CJ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 367777232
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­research_institute
Geo­Names ID
4943821
Wiki­data ID
Q6823340
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