Memorial Hall (Harvard University)
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| Memorial Hall, Harvard University | |
| U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
| U.S. National Historic Landmark | |
| View from southwest showing Annenberg Hall (foreground) and Memorial Transept (right). Sanders Theatre is out of view beyond Memorial Transept. | |
| Location | Cambridge, Massachusetts |
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| Coordinates |  42°22′33.2″N 71°6′53.7″WCoordinates: 42°22′33.2″N 71°6′53.7″W |
| Built | 1870–1877 |
| Architect | William Robert Ware, Henry Van Brunt |
| Architectural style | Neo-Gothic |
| NRHP reference No. | 70000685[1] |
Memorial Hall, immediately north of Harvard Yard in Cambridge, Massachusetts, is an imposing[2][3][4] High Victorian Gothic building honoring Harvard men’s sacrifices in defense of the Union during the American Civil War—”a symbol of Boston’s commitment to the Unionist cause and the abolitionist movement in America.”[5]