The Rise of Collegiate Gothic

Although Princeton historians have tended to regard the presidency of Francis L. Patton (1888-1902) as a conservative interregnum between the more dynamic administrations of James McCosh and Woodrow Wilson, in fact, the Patton era witnessed the most significant development in Princeton's architectural history: the adoption of the Collegiate Gothic style. Wilson did pioneer the emulation of Oxbridge colleges and programs, however,it was Patton who oversaw the building of the structures that imitated, physically, the English models.

Typified by Blair Hall and Holder Tower...