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Metadata
Object ID |
M_1_294 |
Title |
[Nassau Hall, Interior, Museum] |
Collection |
Photo Archives |
Object Name |
Print, Photographic |
Description |
Interior view of Nassau Hall, Princeton University. In the late nineteenth century, parts of Nassau Hall were adapted to house museum collections. This photograph shows the Laurence Hutton Collection of plaster life and death masks. The collection includes approximate 100 masks of prominent English and American literary and political figures. Nassau Hall was built in 1756 by Robert Smith, a carpenter and architect. Although the trustees of the college voted to name the building after Jonathan Belcher, the provincial governor, Belcher declined and proposed the name Nassau Hall, after King William III of the House of Nassau. During the Revolutionary War, both British and American troops occupied the building. From July through October 1783, it was the site of the Continental Congress. It burned twice, in 1802 and 1855. Benjamin Henry Latrobe oversaw the reconstruction after the 1802 fire, and John Notman after the 1855 fire. |
Place |
Princeton, NJ |
Print size |
4" x 5" |
Subjects |
Buildings Universities & colleges Halls Museums Collectors Display cases Masks Paintings Portraits Lighting Light fixtures |
People |
Smith, Robert Notman, John, 1810-1865 Belcher, Jonathan, 1682-1757 Hutton, Laurence, 1843-1904 Latrobe, Benjamin Henry, 1764-1820 |
Search Terms |
Princeton University Nassau Hall |
Notes |
In pencil on back of photo: Nassau Hall, when it was Museum M-1 m-5 |