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 (96 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's image is recorded as Harvard Square in Cambridge, Massachusetts.jpg[5].
  • Harvard Square's continent is recorded as North America[6].
  • Harvard Square's instance of is recorded as historic district[7].
  • Harvard Square's instance of is recorded as square[8].
  • Harvard Square's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh89005900[9].
  • Harvard Square's Commons category is recorded as Harvard Square[10].
  • Harvard Square's has part is recorded as Porcellian Club[11].
  • Harvard Square's GNIS Feature ID is recorded as 599983[12].
  • Harvard Square's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 42.373611, 'lon': -71.118889}[13].
  • Harvard Square's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02tcy8[14].
  • Harvard Square's NRHP reference number is recorded as 82001944[15].
  • Harvard Square's NRHP reference number is recorded as 86003654[16].
  • Harvard Square's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Harvard Square[17].
  • Harvard Square's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as place/Harvard-Square[18].
  • Harvard Square's heritage designation is recorded as National Register of Historic Places listed place[19].
  • Harvard Square's GeoNames ID is recorded as 4938975[20].
  • Harvard Square's GeoNames ID is recorded as 4938974[21].
  • Harvard Square's Quora topic ID is recorded as Harvard-Square[22].
  • Harvard Square's National Library of Israel J9U ID is recorded as 987007534556105171[23].
  • Harvard Square's MACRIS ID is recorded as CAM.BG[24].
  • Harvard Square's MACRIS ID is recorded as CAM.AB[25].
  • Harvard Square's Yale LUX ID is recorded as place/08048c32-0864-48a0-9fb4-0a479bc47b4c[26].

Body

Geography

Harvard Square is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in Cambridge[3]. Its continent is recorded as North America[6].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include historic district[7] and square[8]. Harvard Square's heritage designation is recorded as National Register of Historic Places listed place[19].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Harvard Square include Harvard station[27], a metro station[28], in United States[29].

Why It Matters

Harvard Square ranks in the top 0.8% of historic_district entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (96 views/month, #13 of 1,628).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

Entities named for it include Harvard station[27], a metro station[28], in United States[29].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . National Register of Historic Places. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . GeoNames. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Quora. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . National Library of Israel Names and Subjects Authority File. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [27] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . 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. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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