University Hall - Harvard Yard

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University Hall with statue of John Harvard. University Hall is a white granite building designed by noted early American architect Charles Bulfinch on the campus of Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It is now a National Historic Landmark. T\he hall was designed by Bulfinch, class of 1781, and built between 1813-15 of white Chelmsford granite,. It consists of a partial basement story, plus three full stories raised above ground as well as an additional story set within the roofline. Statue of John Harvard -. Thousands of tourists stop by to see it every year & rub the left toe for good luck. What most of them don't know,is that it's really 'the statue of three lies.' Despite what the plaque on the statue says, Harvard didn't actually found Harvard (the colonial government started the school, then named it after him when he bequeathed his library to it) and the school was started in 1636, not 1638. Even worse, that's not actually John Harvard! Harvard died portraitless, so Daniel Chester French (as in the Lincoln Memorial) used a friend as a model in 1884. #Cambridge #Charles_Bullfinch #Harvard #Harvard_Yard #Historic_Register_of_Places #landmark #monument #statue #University_Hall