Bass Library (South)

Bass Library (South) is a library in Town of New Haven, South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut. Bass Library (South) is situated nearby to the park South Court, as well as near Bass Library (North).

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library and Battell Chapel.

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

Library

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The Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library is the rare book library and literary archive of Yale University Library in New Haven, Connecticut. 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. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library is situated 430 feet north of Bass Library (South).

Battell Chapel

Church

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Battell Chapel is the largest chapel of Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut. Built in 1874–76, it was funded primarily with gifts from Joseph Battell and others of his family. Battell Chapel is situated 370 feet south of Bass Library (South).

Old Campus

Park

The Old Campus is the oldest area of the Yale University campus in New Haven, Connecticut. It is the principal residence of Yale College first years and also contains offices for the academic departments of Classics, English, History, Comparative Literature, and Philosophy. Old Campus is situated 660 feet south of Bass Library (South).

Places in the Area

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

Downtown New Haven

Neighborhood

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

Elm Street Historic District

Neighborhood

Elm Street Historic District is a state historic district in the downtown area of New Haven, Connecticut. The area is eligible for listing, but not yet listed, on the National Register of Historic Places.

New Haven

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New Haven is a city in the U.S. state of Connecticut. It is located on New Haven Harbor on the northern shore of Long Island Sound. With a population of 134,023 at the 2020 census, it is the third-most populous city in Connecticut and the largest in the South Central Connecticut Planning Region, with the Greater New Haven metropolitan area having an estimated 577,000 residents.

Bass Library (South)

Type: Library
Categories: building and education
Location: Town of New Haven, South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.31043° or 41° 18′ 38″ north

Longitude

-72.92761° or 72° 55′ 39″ west

Operator

Yale University

Open location code

87H9836C+5X

OpenStreetMap ID

way 364538449

OpenStreetMap feature

building=library

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