Yale University Old Campus & Harkness Tower
Yale University Old Campus
The center of Yale’s oldest campus, where red brick and Gothic buildings surround the lawns. Harkness Tower is the campus landmark.
Old Campus sits beside the New Haven Green and is where Yale’s first-year students live. Connecticut Hall (1752) is the oldest building on campus. Its courtyard holds statues of Nathan Hale and the college’s founding minister. Next door, Harkness Tower, about 66 meters tall, is a Gothic Revival bell tower, and during the term students play its carillon every day. The visitor center (near Phelps Gate, 149 Elm St.) offers free student-led tours of about an hour. The courtyards of the residential colleges are generally open only to cardholders.
Opening hours
Campus open all day; tours per visitor center notices
Nearby sights
- New Haven Green
- Shubert Theatre
- Yale Center for British Art
- Yale University Art Gallery
- Louis' Lunch
- Sterling Memorial Library
- Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library
- Grove Street Cemetery