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Metadata
Object ID |
J_16_004 |
Title |
[Borough Hall, 1914] |
Collection |
Photo Archives |
Object Name |
Print, Photographic |
Date |
1914 |
Year Range from |
1914 |
Year Range to |
1914 |
Description |
This was originally the stable for Thomson Hall. In 1909 it was moved to Mercer Street and remodeled by Lewis Baker of Baker & Dallet, a Philadelphia architectural firm, for use as Borough Hall (1909-1936). This photograph shows the building in 1914, when it was used as Borough Hall. The building has been used as: 1. Stables for the Mrs. Josephine Thomson Swann estate (Thomson Hall) 2. Lending library 3. Borough Hall 4. American Legion Post 5. Seminary class rooms The cupola has been removed. |
Place |
Princeton, NJ |
Print size |
4 1/2" x 6 1/2" |
Subjects |
Buildings Municipal government Town halls Stables Libraries Seminaries, Theological Fences Trees Cupolas |
People |
Baker, Louis Carter, Jr. Swann, Josephine A. T. (Josephine Antoinette), -1906. |
Search Terms |
Borough Hall Thomson Hall Mercer Street |
Notes |
In pencil on back of photo: J-16 pulled 494 R1692 55 Mercer St. (1914) 1982: stable of Thompson Hall - moved to Mercer St. ca. 1909 and remodelled by Lewis Baker of Baker and Dallett, a Phila. architectural firm, to be used for Borough -Hall, -use. (C.f. Pr. Press Mar 20, 1909). J. P. Thompson was the contractor. |
Provenance |
Print of glass plate negative in HSP collection. Primarily from local photography studios Kopp and Silvester. |