HARVARDYARD
Harvard Yard
Harvard Yard is a grassy area of enclosed by fences with 27 gates, the oldest part of the Harvard University campus and its historic center and modern crossroads. Harvard Yard used to be the Cowyard Row. Most of the construction was based upon a plan drawn by New York architect Charles F. McKim. The first yard was an acre and an eighth and it expanded little by little until 1835. Bounded principally by Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge Street, Broadway, and Quincy Street, it contains most of the freshman dormitories; Harvard's most important libraries; Memorial Church; several classroom and departmental buildings; the Faculty Club; and the offices of the Dean of the ...The above text is a snippet from Wikipedia: Harvard Yard
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