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Metadata
Object ID |
B_1_065 |
Title |
[Interior of old Nassau Inn] |
Collection |
Photo Archives |
Object Name |
Print, Photographic |
Date |
before 1937 |
Description |
Interior view of the old Nassau Inn at 52 Nassau Street, before the building was destroyed in 1937. The original Nassau Inn was built in three sections. The west wing was built in 1757 and was the private residence of Judge Thomas Leonard until 1769, when it became a hotel called "The Sign of the College" and "College Inn." The east wing was built in 1846 by Charles Steadman and was a boarding house called "The Mansion House." In the 1880s, the two buildings were combined into one inn. In 1937, the building was razed for the development of Palmer Square. |
Place |
Princeton, NJ |
Print size |
4 3/4" x 6 3/4" |
Subjects |
Buildings Commercial buildings Inns Bars Bartenders Waitresses Waiters Soda fountains Plants Containers Stools People Men Women Men & women |
Search Terms |
Nassau Inn Nassau Street Princeton businesses Palmer Square |
Notes |
In pencil on back of photo: 5x7 364 R 1886 Soda Fountain Interior - or luncheonette perhaps Balt's on Nassau St? }not Balt per RIC or Dohm's - Dohm's Alley next to Zinders Ric has this ID'd as old Nassau Inn when on Nassau St. |
Provenance |
Print of glass plate negative in HSP collection. Primarily from local studios Kopp and Silvester |