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Massachusetts Hall is the oldest surviving building at Harvard College, the first institution of higher learning in the British colonies in America, and second oldest academic building in the United States after the Wren Building at the College of William & Mary. As such, it possesses great significance not only in the history of American education but also in the story of the developing English Colonies of the 18th century. Massachusetts Hall was designed by Harvard Presidents John Leverett and his successor Benjamin Wadsworth. It was erected between 1718 and 1720 in Harvard Yard. It was originally a dormitory containing 32 chambers and 64 small private studies for the 64 students it was designed to house. During the siege of Boston, 640 American soldiers took quarters in the hall. Much o

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rdfs:label	Massachusetts Hall (Harvard University) (en)
rdfs:comment	Massachusetts Hall is the oldest surviving building at Harvard College, the first institution of higher learning in the British colonies in America, and second oldest academic building in the United States after the Wren Building at the College of William & Mary. As such, it possesses great significance not only in the history of American education but also in the story of the developing English Colonies of the 18th century. Massachusetts Hall was designed by Harvard Presidents John Leverett and his successor Benjamin Wadsworth. It was erected between 1718 and 1720 in Harvard Yard. It was originally a dormitory containing 32 chambers and 64 small private studies for the 64 students it was designed to house. During the siege of Boston, 640 American soldiers took quarters in the hall. Much o (en)
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name	Massachusetts Hall, Harvard University (en)
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location	Cambridge, Massachusetts
dct:subject	Harvard Square Harvard Freshman Dormitories Homes of United States Founding Fathers School buildings completed in 1720 Historic district contributing properties in Massachusetts National Register of Historic Places in Cambridge, Massachusetts National Historic Landmarks in Cambridge, Massachusetts 1720 establishments in Massachusetts University and college buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Massachusetts
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Link from a Wikipage to another Wikipage	Cambridge, Massachusetts Harvard Square Samuel Adams Benjamin Wadsworth List of National Historic Landmarks in Massachusetts James Otis, Jr. College of William & Mary Harvard Freshman Dormitories Homes of United States Founding Fathers Elbridge Gerry Elliot Richardson School buildings completed in 1720 Historic district contributing properties in Massachusetts Siege of Boston Harvard Yard John Harbison Alan Jay Lerner Founding Fathers of the United States Harvard College Jeff Schaffer National Register of Historic Places in Cambridge, Massachusetts John Adams John Hancock John Leverett the Younger National Historic Landmarks in Cambridge, Massachusetts 1720 establishments in Massachusetts University and college buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Massachusetts National Register of Historic Places listings in Cambridge, Massachusetts Wren Building Old Harvard Yard
Link from a Wikipage to an external page	https://web.archive.org/web/20050105095916/http:/www.news.harvard.edu/tour/3.html https://web.archive.org/web/20120819022521/http:/www.cr.nps.gov/history/online_books/colonials-patriots/sitec15.htm http://www.thecrimson.com/article.aspx%3Fref=510928 http://www.cr.nps.gov/history/online_books/colonials-patriots/sitec15.htm
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added	1966-10-15 (xsd:date)
architect	John Leverett the Younger
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caption	Massachusetts Hall, May 2005 (en)
date	2012-08-19 (xsd:date)
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location	Cambridge, Massachusetts
locmapin	Massachusetts#USA (en)

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