President's House (Princeton)
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| President's House | |
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| (U.S. National Historic Landmark) | |
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| Location: | Princeton, New Jersey |
| Coordinates: | Coordinates: |
| Built/Founded: | 1756 |
| Architect: | Robert Smith |
| Architectural style(s): | Georgian |
| Added to NRHP: | July 17, 1971 |
| NRHP Reference#: | 71000504[1] |
| Governing body: | Private |
The President's House was built to serve as the home of the President of the College of New Jersey, which later became Princeton University. John Witherspoon lived here from 1768 through 1779, during which time he served as a delegate to the Continental Congress and signed the Declaration of Independence.[2]
It now serves as an Alumni building on the Princeton Campus.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2007-01-23).
- ^ NHL Details
- ^ NHL Writeup
[edit] External links
- John Witherspoon House, 166 Cherry Hill Road, Princeton, Mercer County, NJ: 9 photos and supplemental material, John Witherspoon Barn: 3 photos, and John Witherspoon Springhouse: 1 photo, at Historic American Building Survey
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