Harvard Square

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commercial district cultural center public square

Harvard Square is a historic commercial and cultural center in Cambridge, Massachusetts, known for its vibrant mix of shops, restaurants, street performers, and its proximity to Harvard University.

Aliases (5)

Harvard Square area ×5
Harvard Square commercial district ×2
Harvard Square Historic District ×1
Harvard Square subway station ×1
Harvard Square–Brattle Street Historic District ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	commercial district → cultural center → public square →
adjacentTo	Harvard University →
country	United States →
governedBy	City of Cambridge →
hasCoordinateSystem	WGS84 →
hasCulturalRole	meeting place → public gathering space →
hasEconomicActivity	entertainment → food services → retail trade →
hasNearbyInstitution	Cambridge Public Library (main branch, nearby but not on the square) → Harvard Book Store → Harvard Coop → The Harvard Lampoon building →
hasNearbyNeighborhood	Mid-Cambridge → Riverside (Cambridge) → West Cambridge →
hasPart	Brattle Street → Harvard Square subway station → Harvard Square–Brattle Street Historic District → John F. Kennedy Street → Massachusetts Avenue (Cambridge) →
hasStreetPerformanceTradition	busking →
heritageDesignation	historic district →
isPopularWith	street performers → students → tourists →
knownFor	bookstores → cafés → cultural events → historic character → independent shops → music scene → political activism → restaurants → street performers →
languageUsed	English →
locatedIn	Cambridge, Massachusetts → Massachusetts → Middlesex County, Massachusetts →
locatedInTimeZone	Eastern Time Zone →
near	Harvard Yard →
partOf	Cambridge city center →
touristAttraction	true →
transportServedBy	MBTA Red Line → MBTA bus routes →

Referenced by (32)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Cambridge Common ("Harvard Square area") → Harvard Book Store → Harvard Cooperative Society → John F. Kennedy Street → The Coop → The Middle East Restaurant and Nightclub ("Harvard Square area") →	locatedIn
Brattle Street Historic District → George Washington statue (Cambridge Common) → Riverside (Cambridge) → U.S. National Historic Landmark District (as part of Cambridge Common Historic District) →	locatedNear
Cambridge city center → Harvard Square ("Harvard Square subway station") → Harvard Square ("Harvard Square–Brattle Street Historic District") →	hasPart
Brattle Street → Inman Square → Neighborhood Nine →	near
Harvard Lampoon Building → Harvard Museum of Natural History ("Harvard Square area") → Wigglesworth Hall →	neighborhood
John F. Kennedy Street → MBTA bus route 1 →	connects
Cambridge, Massachusetts → Old Cambridge Historic District ("Harvard Square area") →	contains
John F. Kennedy Street ("Harvard Square commercial district") → Massachusetts Avenue (Cambridge) →	passesThrough
Harvard Yard →	adjacentTo
Harvard Coop ("Harvard Square commercial district") →	associatedWith
Cambridge city center ("Harvard Square Historic District") →	hasHistoricDistrict
John F. Kennedy Street ("Harvard Square area") →	hasNotableArea
Harvard Art Museums →	locatedInNeighborhood
MBTA bus network →	primaryHub
MBTA bus route 1 →	terminus