Philosophical Hall

Other Names: The Refectory

Date of Commission: 1803

Date of Occupancy: 1804

Date of Destruction: 1871

Other Dates in Building's History:

1803: Trustees resolve to erect a building which is to include a kitchen, a dining room, a room for philosophical apparatus and a room for mathematics. (TM, 13 Apr 1803)

1803: Benjamin Latrobe and Bollman & Co. fired by the Trustss. Slates authorized to be purchased for roof. Enos Kelsy authorized to change Latrobe's plan for the dinning room. (TM, 29 Sept 1803)

1804: Building nearing completion. (TM, 27 Sept 1804)

1807: Ice house added. (TM, 2 Oct 1807)

1809: Exterior stone steps added. (TM, 6 Apr 1809)

1835: Addition designed by and the work supervised by Joseph Henry.

1871/3: Razed to make room for Chancellor Green Library.

Architect(s): Benjamin H. Latrobe

Donor(s): Trustees, College of New Jersey

Other Agent(s): Enos Kelsey (building agent of)

Materials: Stockton Sandstone

Function: Kitchen; Museum; Refectory; Science Building

Style: Federal