Honors
The third of the United States Senate office buildings, the Hart Senate Office Building, was officially dedicated and named for Senator Hart in 1987.
Other buildings named after Hart include the Hart-Dole-Inouye Federal Center in Battle Creek, Michigan; the Philip A. Hart Plaza along the Detroit International Riverfront; and the Hart-Kennedy House in Lansing, the headquarters of the Michigan Democratic Party.
The Philip Hart Memorial Scholarship at Lake Superior State University in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan is a full scholarship established to carry on the ideals and goals of the Senator.
The moot court room at Georgetown University Law Center is named in his honor.
Hart is interred in St. Anne's Catholic Cemetery on Mackinac Island.
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