Nassau Hall

Nassau Hall, colloquially known as Old Nassau, is the oldest building at Princeton University in , Mercer County, New Jersey, United States. In 1783 it served as the United States Capitol building for four months.
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  • Type: University building
  • Description: building in Princeton, New Jersey, United States
  • Address: Princeton

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Nassau Presbyterian Church and Princeton University Chapel.

Church
The is a historic congregation located at 61 Nassau Street in , United States. It has been the home of many important figures in the history of Presbyterianism in the United States as a result of its proximity to Princeton University and the Princeton Theological Seminary. is situated 400 feet west of Nassau Hall.

Church
The is a Collegiate Gothic located on that university's main campus in , United States. It replaces an older chapel that burned down in 1920. is situated 650 feet east of Nassau Hall.

Library
The serves the town of . It is the most visited municipal public library in New Jersey with over 860,000 annual visitors who borrow 550,000 items, ask more than 83,000 reference questions, log onto library computers over 90,000 times, and attend more than 1,300 programs. is situated 1,100 feet north of Nassau Hall.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Princeton and Rockefeller College.

, home to the prestigious University, is a municipality with a population of approximately 32,000 in , central .

Locality
John D. Rockefeller 3rd College, or "Rocky", is one of seven residential colleges at Princeton University. It was founded in 1982, making it the third residential college to be established at Princeton.

Locality
is one of seven residential colleges at Princeton University. Located in the Northwest corner of the Princeton Campus, its dormitories and other buildings are predominantly in the Collegiate Gothic style.

Nassau Hall

Latitude
40.34867° or 40° 20′ 55″ north
Longitude
-74.65933° or 74° 39′ 34″ west
Elevation
203 feet (62 metres)
Operator
Princeton University
Open location code
87G788XR+F7
Open­Street­Map ID
way 27341267
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­university
Geo­Names ID
5101656
Wiki­data ID
Q6967574
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Swedish—“Nassau Hall” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: Nassau Hall
  • Chinese: 拿骚楼
  • Chinese: 拿騷樓
  • Czech: Nassau Hall
  • French: Nassau Hall
  • Hebrew: אולם נסאו
  • Japanese: ナッソーホール
  • Portuguese: Nassau hall
  • Portuguese: Nassau Hall
  • Swedish: Nassau Hall

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