1876: University Hall
View from the southwest
Princeton University. Property of the Trustees of Princeton University.
University Hall was originally built as a hotel and named University Hotel. It was purchased by the University and served for three decades as a dormitory and as commons.
More information on University Hall
University Hotel in Evolution of the Campus
Source: The Princeton Book (1879)
View from the southwest (photo c. 1879)
Princeton University. Property of the Trustees of Princeton University.
Source: The Princeton Book (1879), offprint (PU Archives)
View from southwest (photo c.1883)
Princeton University. Property of the Trustees of Princeton University.
Source: Princeton University Archives, Mudd Library, Grounds & Buildings, Box 67
View from southwest with dome of Halsted Observatory visible (photo 1880's)
Princeton University. Property of the Trustees of Princeton University.
LInk to Halsted Observatory
Source: Princeton University Archives, Mudd Library, Grounds & Buildings, SP7
