The John C. Green School of Science was a building built in September 1873 located near the corner of Nassau Street and Washington Road in
Princeton, New Jersey
The Municipality of Princeton is a Borough (New Jersey), borough in Mercer County, New Jersey, United States. It was established on January 1, 2013, through the consolidation of the Borough of Princeton, New Jersey, Borough of Princeton and Pri ...
. It was endowed by
John Cleve Green
John Cleve Green (April 14, 1800 – April 29, 1875) was a merchant and former partner of John Murray Forbes in the China trading house of Russell & Company. Green was a major benefactor of Princeton University and the Lawrenceville School, gi ...
. It housed the science department of the
College of New Jersey (the original name of Princeton University). On November 26, 1928, it was destroyed by a fire.
Gallery
File:Princeton University Class of 1879.jpg, The Princeton class of 1879, including Woodrow Wilson
Thomas Woodrow Wilson (December 28, 1856February 3, 1924) was the 28th president of the United States, serving from 1913 to 1921. He was the only History of the Democratic Party (United States), Democrat to serve as president during the Prog ...
, on the steps of the School of Science
File:John C. Green Scientfic School.png, A depiction of the School of Science in 1877
References
External links
John C. Green School of Science
Princeton University buildings
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