Weld Boathouse

Weld Boathouse is a Harvard University-owned building on the bank of the Charles River in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The current structure was designed by Peabody and Stearns and is named for George Walker Weld, who donated the funds for its construction.

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Type: Rowing
Description: boathouse in Massachusetts, United States
Address: 971 Memorial Drive, Cambridge, MA 02138

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Harvard Kennedy School and Larz Anderson Bridge.

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 770 feet north of Weld Boathouse.

Larz Anderson Bridge

Bridge

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Anderson Memorial Bridge connects Allston, a neighborhood of Boston, and Cambridge. The bridge stands on the site of the Great Bridge built in 1662, the first structure to span the Charles River. Larz Anderson Bridge is situated 330 feet southwest of Weld Boathouse.

Harvard Stadium

Stadium

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Harvard Stadium is a U-shaped college football stadium in the Allston neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. Owned and operated by Harvard University, it is home to the Harvard Crimson football program and can seat just over 25,000 spectators. Harvard Stadium is situated 1,600 feet southwest of Weld Boathouse.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Riverside and Old Cambridge Historic District.

Riverside

Suburb

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

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The Old Cambridge Historic District is a historic district encompassing a residential neighborhood of Cambridge, Massachusetts that dates to colonial times.

Mid-Cambridge

Suburb

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.

Weld Boathouse

Categories: boathouse, building, recreation area, and sports location
Location: City of Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.36942° or 42° 22′ 10″ north

Longitude

-71.12212° or 71° 7′ 20″ west

Elevation

10 feet (3 metres)

Inception

1907

Levels

Roof shape

hipped

Operator

Harvard Department of Athletics

Named after

George Walker Weld

Open location code

87JC9V9H+Q5

OpenStreetMap ID

way 28603381

OpenStreetMap feature

building=boathouse

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=boathouse

OpenStreetMap feature

sport=rowing

GeoNames ID

4954732

Wikidata ID

Q7980854

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