University Hall (Harvard University) the building. University Hall (Harvard University) University Hall is a white granite building designed by the great early American architect Charles Bulfinch and built by the noted early engineer Loammi Baldwin, Jr. It is located in Harvard Yard on the campus of Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1970 for its architectural significance. The hall was designed by Bulfinch, class of 1781, and built between 1813–1815 of white Chelmsford granite, probably using rock cut to size at the Charlestown Prison. It consists of a partial basement story, plus three full stories raised above
Harvard University Corbusier, housing the film archive, the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, specializing in the cultural history and civilizations of the Western Hemisphere, and the Semitic Museum featuring artifacts from excavations in the Middle East. Among overall rankings, the "Academic Ranking of World Universities" ("ARWU") has ranked Harvard as the world's best university every year since it was first released. When QS and "Times Higher Education (THE)" were published in partnership as the "THE-QS World University Rankings" during 20042009, Harvard had held the top spot every year, so has it on "THE World Reputation Rankings" ever since it was released