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Metadata
Object ID |
A_9_t_005 |
Title |
[Two photographs of Thomson Hall] |
Collection |
Photo Archives |
Object Name |
Print, Photographic |
Description |
Two photographs of Thomson Hall, also known as Belgrade, 50 Stockton Street. In the upper photograph, two people sit on the front porch steps of the house. In the lower photograph, glass rooms flank the rear porch. The house was built in 1825 by Charles Steadman. In the 1870s, owner Josephine Thomson Swann renovated the house to give it a more Victorian appearance, adding the mansard roof shown in these images. Thomson Hall was commissioned by Richard "The Duke" Stockton, son of the signer of the Declaration of Independence, for his daughter Annis Stockton and her new husband John Renshaw Thomson. John Renshaw Thomson was a U.S. Senator and Secretary of the Delaware and Raritan Canal Company. After Annis Stockton's death, Thomson remarried. His widow, Josephine Thomson Swann, continued to live in Thomson Hall after Thomson's death. In 1906, she left the estate to the town of Princeton. From 1906 through 1936, Thomson Hall was used as a community center, while the stables of the estate housed Borough Hall. From 1936 through 1967, the municipal offices occupied Thomson Hall. |
Place |
Princeton, NJ |
Print size |
8" x 10" |
Subjects |
Buildings Residences Houses Homes Porches Trees Planters (Containers) |
People |
Swann, Josephine A. T. (Josephine Antoinette), -1906. Thomson, John R. (John Renshaw), 1800-1862. Stockton, Annis Steadman, Charles Stockton, Richard Stockton, Richard, 1764-1828 |
Search Terms |
Belgrade Thomson Hall Stockton Family Stockton Street Borough Hall |
Notes |
In pencil on back of photo A (top of page) #754 R2949 Thompson [sic] Hall In pencil on back of photo B (lower page) #755 R2950 Thompson [sic] Hall |
Provenance |
Print of glass plate negative in HSP collection. Primarily from local photography studios Kopp and Silvester. A_9_t_001 is a print of the same image as the upper photograph included here; A_9_t_007 is a print of the same image as the lower photograph included here. |