Widener Library
Widener Library is an university building in City of Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts. Access is restricted and requires permission. Widener Library is situated nearby to Pusey Library, as well as near Houghton Library.- Access is restricted and requires permission.
- Type: University building
- Also known as: “Widener”
- Address: 31, Harvard Yard, Cambridge, MA 02138
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Harvard Art Museums and Fogg Museum.
Harvard Art Museums
Museum
Photo: Daderot, Public domain.
The Harvard Art Museums are part of Harvard University and comprise three museums: the Fogg Museum, the Busch-Reisinger Museum, and the Arthur M. Sackler Museum, and four research centers: the Archaeological Exploration of Sardis, the Center for the Technical Study of Modern Art, the Harvard Art Museums Archives, and the Straus Center for Conservation and Technical Studies. Harvard Art Museums is situated 690 feet east of Widener Library.
Fogg Museum
Museum
Photo: Daderot, Public domain.
The Harvard Art Museums are part of Harvard University and comprise three museums: the Fogg Museum, the Busch-Reisinger Museum, and the Arthur M. Sackler Museum, and four research centers: the Archaeological Exploration of Sardis, the Center for the Technical Study of Modern Art, the Harvard Art Museums Archives, and the Straus Center for Conservation and Technical Studies. Fogg Museum is situated 580 feet east of Widener Library.
Harvard Square
Square
Photo: Wgreaves, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Harvard Square is a triangular plaza at the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue, Brattle Street, and John F. Kennedy Street near the center of Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Harvard Square is situated 660 feet west of Widener Library.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Riverside and Mid-Cambridge.
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.
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.
Baldwin
Neighborhood
Baldwin, formerly known as Agassiz and also called Harvard North, Area 8 or Agassiz/Baldwin, is one of the thirteen neighborhoods of Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States.
Widener Library
- Categories: building and education
- Location: City of Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.37346° or 42° 22′ 25″ northLongitude
-71.11649° or 71° 6′ 59″ westElevation
30 feet (9 metres)Inception
1915Operator
Harvard UniversityNamed after
Harry Elkins WidenerOpen location code
87JC9VFM+9COpenStreetMap ID
way 29725638OpenStreetMap feature
building=university
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In Other Languages
“Widener Library” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “图书馆”
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