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View from the north

View from the north

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Source: Engraving, hand colored, from Gleason's Pictorial Magazine, 1853, Princeton University Archives, Mudd Library, Nassau Hall iconography

The belfry was raised on a large square base to accommodate a clock and to give the cupola added height. Latrobe's changes gave Nassau Hall a Federal rather than a Colonial style, adding grace without marring the original simplicity.

Source: Leitch p. 328ff