View from the north
Princeton University. Property of the Trustees of Princeton University.
Source: Engraving, hand colored, from Gleason's Pictorial Magazine, 1853, Princeton University Archives, Mudd Library, Nassau Hall iconography
Princeton University. Property of the Trustees of Princeton University.
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