Harvard Square

square near the center of Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
AdministrativeArea historic_district Q1587858
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Harvard Square

Summary

Harvard Square is a historic district[1]. It ranks in the top 0.8% of historic_district entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (335 views/month, #13 of 1,628).[2]

Key Facts

  • Harvard Square is located in Cambridge[3].
  • Harvard Square is in the country of United States[4].
  • Harvard Square is on the continent of North America[5].
  • Harvard Square's instance of is recorded as historic district[6].
  • Harvard Square's instance of is recorded as square[7].
  • Harvard Square's Commons category is recorded as Harvard Square[8].
  • Harvard Square comprises Porcellian Club[9].
  • Harvard Square's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 42.373611, 'longitude': -71.118889}[10].
  • Harvard Square's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Harvard Square[11].
  • Harvard Square's heritage designation is recorded as National Register of Historic Places listed place[12].

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Geography

Harvard Square is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in Cambridge[3]. It is on the continent of North America[5].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include historic district[6] and square[7]. Harvard Square's heritage designation is recorded as National Register of Historic Places listed place[12].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Harvard Square include Harvard station[13], a metro station[14], in United States[15].

Why It Matters

Harvard Square ranks in the top 0.8% of historic_district entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (335 views/month, #13 of 1,628).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

Entities named for it include Harvard station[13], a metro station[14], in United States[15].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
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  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
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  5. [3] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [13] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [14] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [15] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · IdeasMagnet · 2026-09-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in
    Has parts
    Instance of historic district, square
    Country United States
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P11693]]: 2448023622, Adding OSM node id claim from wikidata tag on node/2448023622 in United States"
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