Harvard House
Harvard House stands at what is now 26 High Street, Stratford-upon-Avon, in Warwickshire, England. Once known as the Ancient House, It was built in 1596, by Thomas Rogers, grandfather of the benefactor of Harvard University, John Harvard, following the disastrous fires in 1594 and 1595 which destroyed much of the town centre.Photo: Michelle Walz Eriksson, CC BY 2.0.
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- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: Grade I listed building in Stratford-upon-Avon, United Kingdom
- Address: 26 High Street, Stratford-upon-Avon
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Stratford-upon-Avon Town Hall and Royal Shakespeare Theatre.
Stratford-upon-Avon Town Hall
Town hall
Stratford-upon-Avon Town Hall is a municipal building in Sheep Street, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire. It is a Grade II* listed building.
Royal Shakespeare Theatre
Arts center
Photo: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Royal Shakespeare Theatre is a Grade II* listed 1,040+ seat thrust stage theatre owned by the Royal Shakespeare Company dedicated to the English playwright and poet William Shakespeare. Royal Shakespeare Theatre is situated 870 feet southeast of Harvard House.
New Place
Archaeological site
Photo: Michelle Walz Eriksson, CC BY 2.0.
New Place was William Shakespeare's final place of residence in Stratford-upon-Avon. He died there in 1616. The whole building was demolished in 1702 by Sir John Clopton, who replaced it with a modern-style house, also called New Place. New Place is situated 470 feet south of Harvard House.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Shottery and Tiddington.
Shottery
Neighborhood
Shottery is a district of Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England situated about one mile west of the town centre. It was formerly a hamlet. Shottery is the location of Anne Hathaway's Cottage, the childhood home of Anne Hathaway.
Tiddington
Village
Photo: David P Howard, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tiddington is a village in Warwickshire, England, within the civil parish of Stratford-upon-Avon, about 1.5 miles northeast of Stratford town centre. It is located south of the River Avon, and is connected to the historic town by Tiddington Road.
Clifford Chambers
Village
Photo: Dave Bushell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Clifford Chambers is a village and former civil parish two miles south of Stratford-upon-Avon town centre, in Warwickshire, England. It is on the B4632 road and one mile south of the A3400. Clifford Chambers is situated 1½ miles south of Harvard House.
Harvard House
- Categories: historic house and tourism
- Location: Stratford-upon-Avon, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.19195° or 52° 11′ 31″ northLongitude
-1.70702° or 1° 42′ 25″ westOpen location code
9C4W57RV+Q5OpenStreetMap ID
node 747442559OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q3128014
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Japanese—“Harvard House” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Harvard House”
- French: “Harvard House”
- Japanese: “ハーバード・ハウス”
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