John C. Green School of Science
| John C. Green School of Science | |
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 Woodcut view of the Green School of Science in 1879 | |
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| General information | |
| Status | Destroyed |
| Type | Laboratory |
| Architectural style | High Victorian Gothic |
| Town or city | Princeton, New Jersey |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 40°20′58.8″N 74°39′24.9″W / 40.349667°N 74.656917°W |
| Named for | John Cleve Green[1] |
| Completed | 1874 |
| Inaugurated | May, 1873 by Joseph Henry |
| Destroyed | November 26, 1928 |
| Cost | $100,000 |
| Owner | Princeton University |
| Height | 140 ft. (clock tower) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | William Appleton Potter |
The John C. Green School of Science, endowed by John Cleve Green, was built in September 1873 located near the corner of Nassau Street and Washington Road in Princeton, New Jersey. It housed the science department of the College of New Jersey (the original name of Princeton University). On November 26, 1928, it was destroyed by a fire.[2]
Gallery
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The Princeton class of 1879, including Woodrow Wilson, on the steps of the School of Science -
A depiction of the School of Science in 1877
References
[edit]- ^ Leitch, Alexander (1978). A Princeton Companion. Princeton University Press. Archived from the original on 2016-10-01. Retrieved 2015-04-11.
- ^ "John C. Green School of Science". Princeton University.
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