John C. Green School of Science
Laboratory in New Jersey, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
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John C. Green School of Science | |
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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 |
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 |
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