Emerson Hall’s Front Steps in Harvard Yard

Emerson Hall entrance with red brick facade and stone steps at Harvard Yard, Cambridge.
Emerson Hall entrance with red brick facade and stone steps at Harvard Yard, Cambridge.

Emerson Hall houses Harvard University's Department of Philosophy and Department of Psychology. Completed in 1900 and designed by Guy Lowell, the building is named for Ralph Waldo Emerson, the transcendentalist writer and Harvard alumnus. A Greek inscription above its entrance reads "Man is the measure of all things," a line drawn from the philosopher Protagoras. William James, one of the founders of American psychology, taught in the building during the early twentieth century.

Taken April 2024

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