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Metadata
Object ID |
A_9_k_001 |
Title |
[Joseph Henry House, Princeton University campus] |
Collection |
Photo Archives |
Object Name |
Print, Photographic |
Description |
The Joseph Henry House, on the Princeton University campus. The house was built in 1837-8 and designed by its owner, the physicist Joseph Henry. It was moved three times before being set in its present location. After the office of dean of the College was created in 1909, the house became the Dean's official residence. Henry is best known for his discovery of the electromagnetic phenomenon of self-inductance. He lived in the house until the late 1840s, when he became the first secretary and director of the new Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. |
Place |
Princeton, NJ |
Print size |
5" x 7" |
Subjects |
Buildings Houses Residences Homes Universities & colleges House moving Fences Trees Streets |
People |
Henry, Joseph |
Search Terms |
Joseph Henry House Princeton University |
Notes |
In pencil on back of photo: 5 x 7 3512 (Rose) Joseph Henry House on PU campus In red pen on back of photo: Joseph Henry House |
Provenance |
Print of glass plate negative in HSP collection. Primarily from local photography studios Kopp and Silvester. |