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Destroyed building in Princeton, New Jersey
John C. Green School of Science
Woodcut view of the Green School of Science in 1879
General information
StatusDestroyed
TypeLaboratory
Architectural styleHigh Victorian Gothic
Town or cityPrinceton, New Jersey
CountryUnited States
Coordinates40°20′58.8″N 74°39′24.9″W / 40.349667°N 74.656917°W / 40.349667; -74.656917
Named forJohn Cleve Green
Completed1874
InauguratedMay, 1873 by Joseph Henry
DestroyedNovember 26, 1928
Cost$100,000
OwnerPrinceton University
Height140 ft. (clock tower)
Design and construction
Architect(s)William Appleton Potter

The John C. Green School of Science was a building built in September 1873 located near the corner of Nassau Street and Washington Road in Princeton, New Jersey. It was endowed by John Cleve Green. 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.

Gallery

  • The Princeton class of 1879, including Woodrow Wilson, on the steps of the School of Science 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 A depiction of the School of Science in 1877

References

  1. Leitch, Alexander (1978). A Princeton Companion. Princeton University Press. Archived from the original on 2016-10-01. Retrieved 2015-04-11.
  2. "John C. Green School of Science". Princeton University.

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