Palmer Square
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Palmer Square is a collection of shops, restaurants, offices and residential spaces in Princeton, New Jersey
. Originally built in 1936-1939 by Edgar Palmer, heir to the New Jersey Zinc fortune, the Square was created by architect Thomas Stapleton in the Colonial Revival style as the town's complement to Princeton University
, which sits across Nassau Street
from the Square.
In order to build the original Square, Birch Street was removed in 1929 and its houses, the center of the original African-American neighborhood of Princeton, were moved to Birch Avenue. Construction of the Square was delayed until 1936 by the depression, and plans to extend the Square past Hulfish Street were put on hold after the initial phase of construction was completed, and were not realized until the 1980s, along with an expansion of Nassau Inn
.
The Nassau Inn
, which was formerly located directly on Nassau Street, was the centerpiece of the development. A small park sits in front of the Inn, which includes the Borough's Christmas tree. Between the park and Nassau Street, a smaller square holds a bronze statue of a tiger.
One Palmer Square is a major office building, former home to Princeton Bank and Trust (now PNC Bank). The plaza in front of One Palmer Square is the main downtown bus stop, and includes a sculpture by Seward Johnson
.
Princeton, New Jersey
Princeton is a community located in Mercer County, New Jersey, United States. It is best known as the location of Princeton University, which has been sited in the community since 1756...
. Originally built in 1936-1939 by Edgar Palmer, heir to the New Jersey Zinc fortune, the Square was created by architect Thomas Stapleton in the Colonial Revival style as the town's complement to Princeton University
Princeton University
Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....
, which sits across Nassau Street
Nassau Street (Princeton)
Nassau Street is the main downtown thoroughfare of Princeton, New Jersey. As such, of all the streets in Princeton, Nassau Street is the one most often full of automobile and pedestrian traffic. It is the southernmost portion of Route 27 and ends at U.S. Route 206. The main gates of Princeton...
from the Square.
In order to build the original Square, Birch Street was removed in 1929 and its houses, the center of the original African-American neighborhood of Princeton, were moved to Birch Avenue. Construction of the Square was delayed until 1936 by the depression, and plans to extend the Square past Hulfish Street were put on hold after the initial phase of construction was completed, and were not realized until the 1980s, along with an expansion of Nassau Inn
Nassau Inn
The Nassau Inn is the only full service hotels located in downtown Princeton, New Jersey. The inn traces its lineage to 1756, when an inn of the same name was built by Judge Thomas Leonard...
.
The Nassau Inn
Nassau Inn
The Nassau Inn is the only full service hotels located in downtown Princeton, New Jersey. The inn traces its lineage to 1756, when an inn of the same name was built by Judge Thomas Leonard...
, which was formerly located directly on Nassau Street, was the centerpiece of the development. A small park sits in front of the Inn, which includes the Borough's Christmas tree. Between the park and Nassau Street, a smaller square holds a bronze statue of a tiger.
One Palmer Square is a major office building, former home to Princeton Bank and Trust (now PNC Bank). The plaza in front of One Palmer Square is the main downtown bus stop, and includes a sculpture by Seward Johnson
John Seward Johnson II
John Seward Johnson II also known as J. Seward Johnson, Jr. and Seward Johnson is an American artist known for his trompe l'oeil painted bronze statues, and a grandson of Robert Wood Johnson I ....
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External links
- Palmer Square
- Nassau Inn
- Pictures of Palmer Square under construction, Princeton Historical Society