Emerson Hall Entrance at Harvard Yard

Emerson Hall entrance in Harvard Yard, Cambridge, with brick facade and central staircase.
Emerson Hall entrance in Harvard Yard, Cambridge, with brick facade and central staircase.

Emerson Hall in Harvard Yard, Cambridge, houses Harvard University’s Department of Philosophy. Completed in 1900 and designed by Guy Lowell, it is named for Ralph Waldo Emerson, the Harvard alumnus and transcendentalist writer.

Photo taken in April 2024.

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