View from southwest, with Pennsylvania Railroad station in foreground (photo circa1878)
Princeton University. Property of the Trustees of Princeton University.
Source: Princeton University Archives, Mudd Library, Grounds & Buildings, Box 11
Princeton University. Property of the Trustees of Princeton University.
Source: Princeton University Archives, Mudd Library, Grounds & Buildings, Box 11
Located on a commanding site overlooking the railroad station, Witherspoon guarded the western approach to the campus like a High Victorian Gothic castle. It was a far cry from the austere lodgings endured by previous generations of Princetonians.