Nassau Hall
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Nassau Hall is a historic 18th-century building on the Princeton University campus that once briefly served as the capital of the United States and remains a central symbol of the university.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nassau Hall (colonial college building) | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
National Historic Landmark
ⓘ
historic building ⓘ university building ⓘ |
| architect |
Benjamin Henry Latrobe
ⓘ
surface form:
Benjamin Latrobe
John Notman ⓘ Robert Smith ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Colonial architecture
ⓘ
Georgian architecture ⓘ |
| category |
Government buildings once used as capitols
ⓘ
Princeton University buildings ⓘ University and college administration buildings in the United States ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1756 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| hasCoordinateLatitude | 40.3483 ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateLongitude | -74.6591 ⓘ |
| hasFunction | symbol of Princeton University ⓘ |
| hasNearbyFeature |
Princeton University FitzRandolph Gate
ⓘ
Princeton University front campus lawn ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Faculty Room
ⓘ
central cupola ⓘ |
| hasRole | iconic campus landmark ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
National Historic Landmark
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. National Historic Landmark
U.S. National Register of Historic Places listing ⓘ |
| inception | 1756 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Princeton University
ⓘ
surface form:
Princeton University campus
Princeton, New Jersey, United States ⓘ
surface form:
Princeton, New Jersey
|
| locatedInCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| locatedInTimeZone |
Eastern Time Zone
ⓘ
surface form:
America/New_York
|
| materialUsed | stone ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
House of Nassau
ⓘ
William III of England ⓘ |
| NRHPReferenceNumber | 66000464 ⓘ |
| numberOfFloors | 3 ⓘ |
| operator | Princeton University ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Princeton University ⓘ |
| partOf | Princeton University ⓘ |
| reconstructedAfter |
1802 fire
ⓘ
1855 fire ⓘ |
| significantBuildingFire |
1802 fire
ⓘ
1855 fire ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Congress received news of the Treaty of Paris in 1783
ⓘ
served as the temporary capital of the United States in 1783 ⓘ site of Continental Congress sessions in 1783 ⓘ |
| usedFor |
administration building
ⓘ
ceremonial functions ⓘ office space ⓘ |
| wasTallestBuildingOf | New Jersey at time of completion ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Nassau Hall (colonial college building)