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Joseph Henry's Master Plan of 1836

Joseph Henry's Master Plan of 1836

Princeton University. Property of the Trustees of Princeton University.

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In 1835, the Whig Society organized a building committee to consider building their own separate new structure. The Clios followed soon after. Representatives of the Societies approached the Trustees in September of that year, and in September 1836 both Societies were granted permission to build Halls -- at their own expense -- in the locations indicated on Joseph Henry's plan.