Sever Hall
E2638
Sever Hall is a historic red-brick academic building at Harvard University, known for its distinctive Romanesque architecture and use as a classroom facility.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Romanesque Revival architecture building
→
academic building → historic building → university building → |
| architect |
Henry Hobson Richardson
→
|
| architecturalStyle |
Richardsonian Romanesque
→
|
| campus |
Harvard University main campus
→
|
| category |
Harvard University buildings
→
National Historic Landmarks in Massachusetts → Romanesque Revival architecture in Massachusetts → |
| country |
United States
→
|
| floorCount |
4
→
|
| hasArchitecturalType |
Romanesque academic building
→
|
| hasFacadeColor |
red
→
|
| hasFeature |
central courtyard
→
deeply recessed entrance → elaborate brickwork → ornamental terracotta details → round-arched windows → symmetrical facade → |
| hasPart |
classrooms
→
hallways → lecture halls → offices → staircases → |
| heritageCriteria |
architectural significance
→
|
| heritageDesignation |
National Historic Landmark of the United States
→
|
| heritageStatus |
National Historic Landmark
→
|
| inception |
1880s
→
|
| isPartOf |
historic core of Harvard Yard
→
|
| locatedIn |
Cambridge, Massachusetts
→
Harvard University → Harvard Yard → United States → |
| locatedOn |
Harvard Yard’s south side
→
|
| materialUsed |
brownstone trim
→
red brick → |
| namedAfter |
James Warren Sever
→
|
| notableWorkOf |
Henry Hobson Richardson
→
|
| ownedBy |
Harvard University
→
|
| partOf |
Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Harvard University
→
|
| significantFor |
Romanesque architecture
→
architectural design by H. H. Richardson → |
| use |
academic facility
→
classroom building → |
| usedFor |
discussion sections
→
lecture courses → undergraduate classes → |
Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Harvard Yard
→
|
contains |
|
James Warren Sever
→
|
hasNamesake |