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Metadata
Object ID |
A_9_t_006 |
Title |
[Gardens in front of Thomson Hall] |
Collection |
Photo Archives |
Object Name |
Print, Photographic |
Description |
Gardens in front of Thomson Hall, also known as Belgrade, 50 Stockton Street. 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 |
4" x 5" |
Subjects |
Buildings Residences Houses Homes Porches Trees Gardens Palms |
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) 4x5 #23 R32 Thomson Hall 50 Stockton St |
Provenance |
Print of glass plate negative in HSP collection. Primarily from local photography studios Kopp and Silvester. |