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Gateway Club

Date of Commission: 1900

Date of Occupancy: 1900

Other Dates in Building's History:

1900-17: Built for Jesse Lynch Williams, editor of the Princetn Alumni Weekly from 1900-03.

1917-1925: Owned by David Paton, university Egyptologist.

1927-1937: Used by Gateway Club.

1937-45: Occupied by University Gateway Club.

Fall 1946-1959: Occupied by Prospect Club.

1960: Eating facility for athletic teams.

1961-1989: Used for administrative offices and classrooms.

1989: Demolished to make way for the Center for Jewish Life.

Architect(s): Raleigh C. Gildersleeve, New York City

Other Agent(s): Gateway Club (occupant of); Prospect Club (occupant of)

Materials: Slate; Stucco; Wood

Function: Classroom; Eating Club; Offices-Administration; Private Residence

Style: Tudor