Bradstreet Gate
Appearance
Bradstreet Gate | |
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Location in Cambridge, Greater Boston | |
General information | |
Address | Harvard Yard |
Town or city | Cambridge, Massachusetts |
Country | United States |
Coordinates | 42°22′32″N 71°06′59″W / 42.375581°N 71.116365°W |
Technical details | |
Material | Wrought iron |
Bradstreet Gate, on the perimeter of Harvard Yard in Cambridge, Massachusetts, is a wrought-iron gate opposite Memorial Hall.[1] In 1997 it was dedicated to Anne Bradstreet on the 25th anniversary of female students living in Harvard's freshman dormitories.[2][3][4] A plaque with a quote from one of Bradstreet's poems was added in 2003.[5]
References
- ^ Shand-Tucci, D.; Cheek, R.; Rudenstine, N.L. (2001). Harvard University: An Architectural Tour. Princeton Architectural Press. p. 255. ISBN 9781568982809. Archived from the original on 2022-07-05. Retrieved 2019-12-13.
- ^ "The gates that frame Harvard Yard – Harvard Gazette". news.harvard.edu. Archived from the original on 2020-01-02. Retrieved 2019-12-13.
- ^ "Why The Gates of Harvard Yard Exemplify Great Urban Design". Curbed. Archived from the original on 2019-12-13. Retrieved 2019-12-13.
- ^ "The Alumni - January–February '98 - The Women's Entrance". harvardmagazine.com. Archived from the original on 2019-12-13. Retrieved 2019-12-13.
- ^ "To Our Readers: |". thecrimson.com. Archived from the original on 2021-04-15. Retrieved 2019-12-13.
External links
- Media related to Bradstreet Gate (Harvard Yard) at Wikimedia Commons