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Research Computing is located on the second floor of 38 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA 02138. Please note that this building is not actually on Oxford Street. It is located just to the east (or behind) the Northwest Labs, and just north of the Biological Labs. Click here for an interactive map.
Use the entrance on the southwest corner of the building (marked in the map below), which is unlocked during regular business hours. Climb the ramp and go through the doors, then take an immediate right to go through a door and up the stairwell to the second floor.
Video directions from Oxford Street assuming you are opposite Maxwell Dworkin can be viewed here.
If you are planning to drive, please be advised that on-street parking is very limited and University-owned lots require a pre-paid day permit. We strongly urge using public transportation.
DIRECTIONS
By Public Transportation
Take the Red Line to the Harvard Square stop, and choose the “Church Street” exit. Exit through the turnstiles and up the stairway on your left, which leads to Harvard Yard. Walk through the gate into Harvard Yard and proceed straight ahead to the statue of John Harvard. From here take the path to your left, exit the Yard, and veer slightly to the right. The Science Center (a large, concrete structure with a rock formation in front) will be on your left, and Memorial Hall (a large, ornate red brick building with a tall steeple) on your right. This path will take you to the intersection of Kirkland and Oxford Streets. Cross the street, and proceed left down Oxford Street. You will see the Harvard Museum of Natural History on your right. Take the first path on the right after the Museum and follow to the main entrance of the Northwest Building. When you get to the entrance of the Northwest Building turn right and follow the path that leads to the back of the building. When you get to the end of this path, the 38 Oxford Street building will be in front of you.
From the North
Take I-93 or Route 1 south toward Boston. Take the exit for “Storrow Drive-Cambridge.” Follow Storrow Drive west for approximately 4 miles. After approximately 2 miles Storrow Drive becomes Soldiers Field road. You will not notice any change. Stay in the right hand lane in order to avoid the many left hand exits off Storrow Drive until you reach the exit marked “Harvard Square/Cambridge.” Take the exit and go over the Charles River to the set of lights at Memorial Drive. Go straight ahead through the lights. You will now be on JFK Street. After you pass the intersection of JFK and Mt. Auburn Street, you will come to another set of lights where Nini’s Corner and The Coop are on the left, and Out of Town News and the subway “T” stop will be on your right. Go straight (veering slightly to the right) through these lights, passing Out of Town News. You will then approach another fork in the road — stay to the left of the fork and then immediately get into the right hand lane. This will take you onto Massachusetts Avenue, headed north. Go approximately 0.2 tenths of a mile past the Harvard Law School to Everett Street on your right. Turn right onto Everett Street and go to the next set of lights at Oxford Street. The building directly in front of you and beyond the lights is the Northwest Building. Behind that building is 38 Oxford Street.
From the South
Take I-93/Route 3 (South East Expressway) north and follow the above directions for Storrow Drive West.
From the West
Take I-90 (Massachusetts Turnpike) east. Get off the Cambridge/Allston exit (#18) and follow signs for Cambridge bearing to the right. As you come off the Turnpike exit, a 10-story hotel is on your right. Begin to move to the left lane as you pass the hotel. There is a traffic light at the corner of the hotel. Go through this light, but be prepared to make a left, before the bridge (do not cross over the bridge). You will now be on an entrance ramp leading onto Storrow Drive with very rapid traffic. Follow Storrow Drive approximately 1/2 mile. Stay in the right lane, which will become the “Harvard Square/Cambridge” exit on your right. Follow the directions given above for coming from the north starting with “. . . Take the exit and go over the Charles River . . .”
PARKING
On-street metered parking
There are limited 2-hour metered spaces available on Oxford and Kirkland Streets (these meters only accept US quarters).
Commercial Garages
There are also commercial parking garages in Harvard Square, however the Division cannot validate parking for those businesses.
University Day-Permit Parking
Limited parking is available for department visitors in nearby University-operated parking garages. Day permits can be purchased up to 2 weeks in advance, which is highly recommended as the lots fill-up quickly, in person (at the Harvard Parking Office at 3 Bow Street) or online. Daily permits are $13.00. All major credit cards are accepted, and all sales are final (no refunds or exchanges). If you wish to purchase a permit online, we recommend requesting a permit for the 52 Oxford Street Garage (Monday-Friday, 7:00am-11:30pm) or 10 Everett Street (Monday-Friday, 7:15am-11:00pm).