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Harvard Square

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. The term "Harvard Square" is also used to delineate the business district and Harvard University surrounding that intersection, which is the historic center of Cambridge.[2] Adjacent to Harvard Yard, the historic heart of Harvard University,[3] the Square (as it is sometimes called, locally) functions as a commercial center for Harvard students, as well as residents of western Cambridge, the western and northern neighborhoods and the inner suburbs of Boston. The Square is served by Harvard station, a major MBTA Red Line subway and a bus transportation hub.

Location

Cambridge MRA

82001944[1] (original)
86003654 (increase)

April 13, 1982

July 28, 1988

The name "Harvard Square" can also refer to the entire neighborhood surrounding this intersection for several blocks in each direction, including Brattle Square, a block away, and the nearby Cambridge Common. The Common is a park area with a playground, baseball field, and a number of monuments, several relating to the Revolutionary War.

Harvard Square in 1869

Harvard Square in 1869

Harvard Square, May 2004

Harvard Square, May 2004

Harvard Square on a rainy day

Harvard Square on a rainy day

Harvard Book Store at dusk

Harvard Book Store at dusk

former Loews Movie Theatre, Church Street (now closed)

former Loews Movie Theatre, Church Street (now closed)

Storefronts along Massachusetts Ave. in winter

Storefronts along Massachusetts Ave. in winter

Design Research

National Register of Historic Places listings in Cambridge, Massachusetts

Orson Welles Cinema

William Brattle House

Conductor's Building

St. Paul Church (Cambridge, Massachusetts)

Lotman, Mo (2009). . Stewart, Tabori & Chang. p. 240. ISBN 978-1-58479-747-0.

Harvard Square: An Illustrated History Since 1950

Sullivan, Charles M., , Cambridge Historical Commission

"Harvard Square History and Development"

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Further reading

Harvard Square History and Development

Postcard view, ca. 1930-1945