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Getting to Campus

The Harvard Graduate School of Education campus sits just to the west of Harvard Yard, along a small side street called Appian Way. We're framed by Radcliffe Yard, Brattle Street, and the Cambridge Common, a large greenspace running along Garden Street.

HGSE Campus Buildings

Gutman Library 
6 Appian Way

Longfellow Hall 
13 Appian Way      
Includes Askwith Hall

Larsen Hall 
14 Appian Way

Gutman Library
Longfellow Hall
Larsen Hall

Read House  
8 Appian Way       
Sponsored Projects

Westengard  
3 Garden Street     
Operations

Nichols House  
7 Appian Way      
Finance

Read House
Westengard
Nichols House

The Harvard Graduate School of Education is located in Harvard Square on Appian Way a brief walk from the Harvard Square T stop on the Red Line across the street from the Harvard Yard. It is easily accessible by all modes of transportation. For more information about Harvard Square, visit the Harvard Square website.

  • From Logan Airport you can get to our Red Line stop by way of the Blue Line or the Silver Line
  • By train from North Station you can get to Harvard by way of the Orange Line
  • By train from South Station you can take the Red Line directly to Harvard

*The Gutman Conference Center and The Graduate School of Education does not provide parking facilities for Conference Center Events.

All day on-street parking is virtually impossible to find in or around Harvard Square. In many areas, on-street parking is prohibited without a resident permit. 

  • Find public parking facilities within walking distance of the Gutman Conference Center
  • Parking is also available at the Alewife T Station, at the intersection of Route 2 and Route 16. The Alewife T Station is located on the Red Line and any train will take you to Harvard (the third stop from Alewife and approximately a five minute ride).

If you are planning to drive to the Gutman Conference Center, we advise you to park before registering for the conference. Be sure to leave yourself plenty of time to park.

Hotels

AC Hotel by Marriott (2.6 miles) 
10 Acorn Park Drive 
Cambridge, MA 02140 
Phone: 617-876-6190 
Fax: 617-876-6191

Cambria Hotel Boston - Somerville (~2 miles) 
515 Somerville Avenue 
Somerville, MA, 02143, US 
Phone: 617-341-9040 
Harvard discount available.

Sheraton Commander Hotel (closest to HGSE)  
16 Garden Street 
Cambridge, MA 02138 
Main: 617-547-4800 
Fax: 617-868-8322 
Reservations: 800-535-5007 
email: sales@shreratoncommander.com

 The Charles Hotel (walking distance) 
One Bennett Street 
Cambridge, MA 02138 
617-864-1200 
617-864-5715

DoubleTree Suites by Hilton Hotel (1.7 miles)   
Free scheduled shuttle service available. 
400 Soldiers Field Road 
Boston, Massachusetts 02134 
Phone: 617-783-0090 
Fax: 617-783-0897

Fairmont Copley Plaza (4.1 miles) 
138 St. James Avenue 
Boston, MA 02116 
617-267-5300

The Freepoint Hotel (1.6 miles) 
220 Alewife Brook Parkway 
Cambridge, MA, 02138 
Phone: 617-491-8000

Harvard Square Hotel (walking distance) 
110 Mt. Auburn Street 
Cambridge, MA, 2138 
617-864-5200 
617-864-2409

Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites (2.8 miles)  
250 Monsignor O'Brien Highway 
Cambridge, MA 02141 
Phone: 617-577-7600 
Fax: 617-354-1313 
Ask for the Harvard University discount.

Homewood Suites by Hilton (2.4 miles)  
1 Massachusetts Ave. 
Arlington, MA 02474 
Phone: 781-643-7258 
Take the 77 bus to Massachusetts Avenue

The Hotel Veritas (1.4 miles) 
One Remington Street 
Cambridge, MA 02128 
Phone: 617-520-5000

Bed and Breakfasts

A Friendly Inn at Harvard (walking distance) 
1673 Cambridge Street 
Cambridge, MA 02138 
Phone: 617-547-7851 
Fax: 617-547-0202

A Bed & Breakfast in Cambridge (walking distance) 
1657 Cambridge Street #3 
Cambridge, MA 02138-4316 
617-868-7082 or 800-795-7122

Irving House at Harvard (walking distance) 
24 Irving Street 
Cambridge, MA 02138 
Phone: 617-547-4600 
Fax: 617-576-2814

The Mary Prentiss Inn (1.5 miles, bus or subway) 
6 Prentiss Street 
Cambridge, MA 02140 
Phone: 617-661-2929 
Fax: 617-661-5989

A Cambridge House (1.8 miles from HGSE, bus)  
2218 Massachusetts Ave 
Cambridge, MA, 02140 
617-491-6300 ; 800-232-9989 
Fax:617-868-2848

Enjoy breakfast, lunch, dinner, or a snack at The Commons Café at Gutman Library is provided by Rebecca's. The Commons' culinary team is proud to offer menu selections such as fresh baked goods, breakfast sandwiches, grilled items and pizza from the stone hearth oven. Recharge with a fresh made salad or home cooked entrée in a relaxed café setting.