Princeton University. Property of the Trustees of Princeton University.
When the Trustees met again in May of 1756, they quickly adopted Nassau Hall as the official name for the building and agreed to open the College in Princeton that fall. Nassau Hall would be several more years in the making. In July 1754, the Trustees had authorized a Building Committee to erect "the College, a President's house, and a kitchen...as soon as they think necessary." The original plans for all three structures were drawn up by a master carpenter from Philadelphia named Robert Smith , with the assistance of Dr. William Shippen Sr., the brother of a college Trustee. A local mason, William Worth, supervised the actual construction.
When the Trustees met again in May of 1756, they quickly adopted Nassau Hall as the official name for the building and agreed to open the College in Princeton that fall. Nassau Hall would be several more years in the making. In July 1754, the Trustees had authorized a Building Committee to erect "the College, a President's house, and a kitchen...as soon as they think necessary." The original plans for all three structures were drawn up by a master carpenter from Philadelphia named Robert Smith , with the assistance of Dr. William Shippen Sr., the brother of a college Trustee. A local mason, William Worth, supervised the actual construction.