Harvard Yard in 1905.

Harvard Yard is a grassy area of about 25 acres (0.1 km²), adjacent to Harvard Square in Cambridge, Massachusetts, which constitutes the oldest part and the center of the campus of Harvard University. It contains 13 of Harvard College's seventeen freshman dormitories, as well as three libraries, five buildings of classrooms and academic departments, and the central administrative offices of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences and the university, located in University Hall and Massachusetts Hall, respectively. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x757, 580 KB) Summary Photo of the Harvard Yard in 1905 from the Library of Congress web site: http://memory. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x757, 580 KB) Summary Photo of the Harvard Yard in 1905 from the Library of Congress web site: http://memory. ... Harvard Square, May 2000 Chess players in Harvard Square in August of 2005 Harvard Square is a large triangular area in the center of Cambridge, Massachusetts, at the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue, Brattle Street, and John F. Kennedy Street. ... Nickname: City of Squares Official website: www. ... Harvard University (incorporated as The President and Fellows of Harvard College) is a private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. ... Alternate uses: Student (disambiguation) Etymologically derived through Middle English from the Latin second-type conjugation verb stŭdērĕ, which means to study, a student is one who studies. ... A typical American college dorm room A dormitory or dorm is a place to sleep. ... The Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences (also known as FAS) is the largest of the nine schools (or faculties) that comprise Harvard University. ... Massachusetts Hall is the oldest surviving building at Harvard College, the first institution of higher learning in the English colonies in America, and the second oldest academic building in the United States. ...

The western third of Harvard Yard is known as the Old Yard, and around it cluster most of the freshman dormitories. Among these is Massachusetts Hall, which, having been constructed in 1720, is the oldest still-standing building on Harvard's campus and oldest academic building in the United States. (Wren Hall at College of William and Mary is occasionally cited as the oldest; however, it was rebuilt several times after fire, the latest reconstruction occurring in 1865.) The lower floors of Massachusetts Hall house the offices of the President of Harvard University. Website WM.edu The College of William and Mary in Virginia is a small public university located in Williamsburg, Virginia, USA. It is the second-oldest institution of higher education in the United States (after Harvard University), founded in 1693 by virtue of a Royal Charter issued by King William... The President is the chief administrator of Harvard University. ...

The John Harvard statue is a frequent target of pranks, hacks, and humorous decorations, such as the colorful lei shown above. The foot is traditionally rubbed by tourists for good luck.

Across the Old Yard from Massachusetts Hall stands University Hall, and the now-famous "statue of three lies" of John Harvard. The statue earned its nickname from its inscription, "John Harvard, Founder, 1638". In truth, the statue is not modelled after John Harvard, Mr. Harvard did not found the university, and the founding was in 1636. University Hall was the site of the now-famous sit-in and teach-in protests during the late 1960s, while Massachusetts Hall was the site of the more recent 2001 living-wage campaign sit-in. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2377x1835, 861 KB)The John Harvard statue in Harvard Yard is a common target of pranks just like the rainbow lei around his neck. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2377x1835, 861 KB)The John Harvard statue in Harvard Yard is a common target of pranks just like the rainbow lei around his neck. ... Woman wearing a lei and making the shaka sign Lei is a Hawaiian word for a garland or wreath. ... Statue of John Harvard in Harvard Yard. ...

The center of Harvard Yard is a wide grassy area known as Tercentenary Theater, framed by the monumental Widener Library and Memorial Church. Harvard's annual commencement exercises, as well as occasional special convocations, take place in Tercentenary Theater. The Harry Elkins Widener Memorial Library, commonly known as Widener Library, is the primary building of the library system of Harvard University. ... Academic procession during the University of Canterbury graduation ceremony. ...

Harvard Yard is featured in a famous sentence that is used to illustrate that the Boston accent is non-rhotic (i.e., the sound r is dropped before consonants): "Park the car in Harvard Yard", which sounds like "pahk the cah in hahvud yahd". However, motorists are not allowed to park in Harvard Yard, except for move-in-day for freshmen living in Harvard Yard, and for services at Memorial Church—and then only for people with mobility problems. The Boston accent is the dialect of English not only of the city of Boston itself, but more generally of all of eastern Massachusetts; it shares much in common with the accents of New Hampshire and Southern Maine. ... English pronunciation is divided into two main accent groups, the rhotic and the non-rhotic, depending on when the phoneme (the letter r, equivalent to Greek rho) is pronounced. ...

The freshman dormitories of Harvard Yard include the upper levels of Massachusetts Hall, and Wigglesworth Hall, Weld Hall, Grays Hall, Matthews Hall, Straus Hall, Mower Hall, Hollis Hall, Stoughton Hall, Lionel Hall, Holworthy Hall, Canaday Hall, and Thayer Hall. Massachusetts Hall is the oldest surviving building at Harvard College, the first institution of higher learning in the English colonies in America, and the second oldest academic building in the United States. ... This is a list of dormitories at Harvard College. ... This is a list of dormitories at Harvard College. ... This is a list of dormitories at Harvard College. ... Matthews Hall is one of the dormitories housing first-year students at Harvard College. ... Straus Hall is one of the dormitories housing first-year students at Harvard College. ... This is a list of dormitories at Harvard College. ... This is a list of dormitories at Harvard College. ... Stoughton Hall is one of the dormitories housing first-year students at Harvard College. ... This is a list of dormitories at Harvard College. ... Holworthy Hall is one of the dormitories housing first-year students at Harvard College. ... Canaday Hall is one of the newest buildings in Harvard Yard. ... Thayer Hall is one of the largest freshman dormitories on Harvard Yard. ...

Nestled among Mower, Hollis, Lionel, and Stoughton Halls is the Holden Chapel, home of the Holden Choruses. Also in this section of the yard stands the Phillips Brooks House, home of the Phillips Brooks House Association (PBHA), Harvard University's center for service activities. The Holden Choruses are the three principal choral ensembles at Harvard University, consisting of the Harvard Glee Club, the Radcliffe Choral Society, and the Harvard-Radcliffe Collegium Musicum (respectively a mens, a womens, and a mixed chorus. ...

References and external links

• Map of Harvard Yard