Woolsey Hall

Woolsey Hall is the primary auditorium at Yale University, located on the campus' Hewitt Quadrangle in . It was built as part of the Bicentennial Buildings complex that includes the Memorial Rotunda and the University Commons for the Yale bicentennial celebration in 1901, and was designed by the Beaux-Arts architectural firm .
Wikipedia
  • Type: University building
  • Description: auditorium at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, United States
  • Address: CT

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library and Yale University Collection of Musical Instruments.

Library
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The is the rare book library and literary archive of Yale University Library in . It is one of the largest buildings in the world dedicated to rare books and manuscripts and is one of the largest collections of such texts. is situated 350 feet west of Woolsey Hall.

Museum
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The Yale Morris Steinert Collection of Musical Instruments, a division of the Yale School of Music, is a museum in New Haven, . It was established in 1900 by a gift of historic keyboard instruments from Morris Steinert, and later enriched in 1960 and 1962 by the acquisition of the Belle Skinner and Emil Herrmann collections. is situated 770 feet northeast of Woolsey Hall.

Library
The is the public library system serving New Haven, . The system began in 1887 in a leased location but quickly outgrew its space. is situated 880 feet southeast of Woolsey Hall.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Elm Street Historic District and Downtown New Haven.

Neighborhood
is a state historic district in the area of , . The area is eligible for listing, but not yet listed, on the National Register of Historic Places.

Neighborhood
is the neighborhood located in the heart of the city of , . It is made up of the original nine squares laid out in 1638 to form New Haven, including the , and the immediate surrounding central business district, as well as a significant portion of the Yale University campus.

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is a city in the U.S. state of . It is located on on the northern shore of . With a population of 134,023 at the 2020 census, it is the third-most populous city in Connecticut and the largest in the , with the metropolitan area having an estimated 577,000 residents.

Woolsey Hall

Latitude
41.31126° or 41° 18′ 41″ north
Longitude
-72.92614° or 72° 55′ 34″ west
Elevation
49 feet (15 metres)
Operator
Yale University
Open location code
87H9836F+GG
Open­Street­Map ID
way 139759935
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­university
Wiki­data ID
Q14715156
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In Other Languages

“Woolsey Hall” goes by many names.
  • Hebrew: “אולם וולס”

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