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William James Hall

William James Hall is a 15-story building on the campus of Harvard University designed by Minoru Yamasaki in 1963. The building is named in honor of William James, who was instrumental in establishing the Harvard Psychology department.
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  • Type: University building
  • Description: building on the campus of Harvard University
  • Address: 33 Kirkland Street, Cambridge, MA 02138

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology and Harvard–Yenching Library.

Museum
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The is a museum affiliated with Harvard University in , United States. Founded in 1866, the Peabody Museum is one of the oldest and largest museums focusing on anthropological material, with particular focus on the ethnography and archaeology of the Americas. is situated 550 feet northwest of William James Hall.

Library
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The is the primary location for East Asia-related collections at Harvard Library at Harvard University. In addition to East Asian languages, it houses collections in European languages and Southeast Asian language.

Church
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The is a historic Swedenborgian church at 50 Quincy Street, , near Harvard University. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Baldwin and Mid-Cambridge.

Neighborhood
, formerly known as Agassiz and also called Harvard North, Area 8 or Agassiz/Baldwin, is one of the thirteen neighborhoods of , United States.

Neighborhood
, also known as "Area 6", is a neighborhood of . It is bounded by Massachusetts Avenue on the south and west, Prospect Street on the east, and Hampshire Street, the border, Kirkland Street, Quincy Street, and Cambridge Street on the north.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood and historic district in . It lies north of Central Square, at the junction of Cambridge, Hampshire, and Inman Streets near the Cambridge– border.

William James Hall

Latitude
42.37718° or 42° 22′ 38″ north
Longitude
-71.11345° or 71° 6′ 48″ west
Elevation
20 feet (6 metres)
Inception
1963
Levels
15
Height
215 feet (66 metres)
Named after
William James
Open location code
87JC9VGP+VJ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 29633886
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­university
Geo­Names ID
4955729
Wiki­data ID
Q105393793
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In Other Languages

From Bengali to Uzbek—“William James Hall” goes by many names.
  • Bengali: “উইলিয়াম জেমস হল”
  • Uzbek: “William James Hall (Garvard universiteti)”

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