Prospect House
Prospect House, known also as just Prospect, is a historic house on the Princeton University campus in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. Built in 1851, it is a fine example of the work of architect John Notman who helped popularize Italianate architecture in America.Photo: Quantockgoblin, Public domain.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Princeton University Chapel and Lewis Science Library.
Princeton University Chapel
Church
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The Princeton University Chapel is a Collegiate Gothic chapel located on that university's main campus in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. It replaces an older chapel that burned down in 1920. Princeton University Chapel is situated 650 feet north of Prospect House.
McCarter Theatre
Theater building
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McCarter Theatre Center is a not-for-profit, professional company on the campus of Princeton University in Princeton, New Jersey. It was incorporated as a nonprofit in 1963. McCarter Theatre is situated 1,600 feet southwest of Prospect House.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Princeton and Mathey College.
Princeton
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Princeton, home to the prestigious Princeton University, is a municipality with a population of approximately 32,000 in Mercer County, central New Jersey.
Mathey College
Locality
Mathey College 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.
Rockefeller College
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.
Prospect House
- Type: University building
- Description: Princeton, New Jersey, also known simply as Prospect, a National Historic Landmark and NRHP-listed
- Categories: villa, building, and education
- Location: Mercer County, Delaware River Region, New Jersey, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
40.34709° or 40° 20′ 50″ northLongitude
-74.65664° or 74° 39′ 24″ westElevation
200 feet (61 metres)Open location code
87G788WV+R8OpenStreetMap ID
way 27341367OpenStreetMap feature
building=university
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