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Harkness Tower
Masonry tower at Yale University / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Harkness Tower is a masonry tower at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut. Part of the Collegiate Gothic Memorial Quadrangle complex completed in 1922, it is named for Charles William Harkness, brother of Yale's largest benefactor, Edward Harkness.
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Architectural style | Collegiate Gothic |
Location | New Haven, Connecticut |
Construction started | 1917 |
Completed | 1921 |
Owner | Yale University |
Height | 216 ft. (66 m) |
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Floor count | 9 |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | James Gamble Rogers |
Other designers | Lee Lawrie, sculptor |
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