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Metadata
Object ID |
A_9_t_012 |
Title |
[Gardens at Thomson Hall] |
Collection |
Photo Archives |
Object Name |
Print, Photographic |
Description |
Gardens at Thomson Hall, also known as Belgrade, 50 Stockton Street. The house was built in 1825 by Charles Steadman. 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 |
3 1/2" x 4 1/2" |
Subjects |
Buildings Residences Houses Homes Porches Trees Gardens Plants Gardens Planters (Containers) Chairs |
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: 4x5 #26 R35 Thomson Hall (Borough Hall) 50 Stockton St demolished c. 1967-8 |
Provenance |
Print of glass plate negative in HSP collection. Primarily from local photography studios Kopp and Silvester. |