Holder Hall – Princeton University, New Jersey

Holder Hall – Princeton University, New Jersey

Holder Hall forms the large quadrangle on Nassau Street, three sides containing dormitory rooms, the fourth cloisters, the whole dominated by Holder Tower. Noteworthy features are the heavy, slate roofs and the leaded casement windows of the dormitory, the vaulted passages of the cloisters, and the unique finials atop the pinnacles on Holder Tower

Green Sergeant’s Covered Bridge – Stockton, New Jersey

Green Sergeant’s Covered Bridge – Stockton, New Jersey

Green Sergeant’s Covered Bridge is a wooden covered bridge in Stockton, New Jersey over the Wickecheoke Creek near the border between the Hunterdon Plateau and Amwell Valley. As the last covered bridge in the state of New Jersey, it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The bridge was first constructed in 1872, but after being damaged in 1960, it was dismantled in order for it to be replaced with a modern bridge.

Princeton University Chapel – Princeton, New Jersey

Princeton University Chapel – Princeton, New Jersey

Construction of the Princeton University Chapel began in 1924, and the structure was completed in 1928, at a cost of $2.4 million (approximately $30.5 million in 2009 dollars). It is among the largest collegiate chapels in the world. It was designed by Ralph Adams Cram, previously of Boston’s architectural firm Cram, Goodhue & Ferguson, leading proponents of the Gothic revival style

Blair Hall – Princeton University, New Jersey

Blair Hall – Princeton University, New Jersey

Blair Hall is Princeton University’s first collegiate Gothic dormitory and was a Sesquicentennial gift of John Insley Blair (1802-1899), a trustee of Princeton from 1866 to 1899. Blair Hall was designed by Cope and Stewardson, who were among the first to apply the Tudor Gothic style to American college dormitories. Blair Hall is considered their masterpiece.