Joseph Henry's House and Plan for the Princeton Campus

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Creator: Kaufman, Daniel

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Date: 2014

Citation: Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 100 (3) (Journal)

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Summary

Joseph Henry is often credited with designing the Joseph Henry House (1838), a registered National Historic Landmark on the campus of Princeton University, as part of his influential Campus Plan. But detailed research reveals that the house is not similar to Henry's designs but to other houses built by Charles Steadman in the Princeton area. Drawings of the Henry House by Steadman have been located.

Subject

  • Steadman, Charles
  • Henry, Joseph 1797-1878
  • College of New Jersey (Princeton, N.J.)
  • Princeton University

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Smithsonian History Bibliography

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Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 100 (3) (Journal)

Contact information

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Date

2014

Topic

  • Design
  • Drawings and plans
  • Architecture
  • Architecture, domestic
  • Architecture--Drawings and plans
  • Architecture--Design and plans
  • Building

Physical description

Number of pages: 23; Page numbers: 49-72

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