Nassau Club
(2006)
800 non-resident[1]
Nassau Club
U.S. Historic district
Contributing property
Contributing property
The Nassau Club of Princeton, New Jersey, founded in 1889 by, among others, Woodrow Wilson as a town-and-gown club to bring the townspeople and the University faculty together, is now a private social club.[1] It moved into its current location in 1903. The clubhouse was originally built in 1813-14 as the home of Samuel Miller, the second professor of the Princeton Theological Seminary, on land belonging to his father-in-law, Continental Congressman Jonathan Dickinson Sergeant. Sergeant had built a large house on the site shortly before the American Revolution but it was burned down during the British occupation prior to the Battle of Princeton.[3]
The club provides dining and social spaces, as well as guest rooms for visiting members. Originally formed as a men's club, it has allowed both male and female members for several decades. The clubhouse was expanded in 1911, by architect Aymar Embury II,[4] and in 1969 a banquet dining room was added, with extensive renovations in 1992.[5]
In popular culture, the Nassau Club was referenced in the lyrics of the 1981 hit song The American by Scottish rock group Simple Minds.
Notable Members
- Grover Cleveland
- Woodrow Wilson
References
- ^ a b Keene, Stephanie (May 8, 2006). "Three cheers for old Nassau Club". The Daily Princetonian. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016.
- ^ "Princeton Historic District". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ^ Hageman, John Frelinghuysen (1878). History of Princeton and Its Institutions, Volume 1. Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott & Company. p. 123.
Samuel Miller home.
- ^ New York Landmarks Preservation Commission (2006-06-20). "ASTORIA PARK POOL AND PLAY CENTER" (PDF). LP- 2196. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-03-16. Retrieved 2006-12-24.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Selden, William K. "About the Club". Nassau Club.
External links
- Official website
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Princeton, New Jersey
- Princeton Historic District
- Stony Brook Village
- Jugtown
- King's Highway
- Kingston Mill
- Mountain Avenue
- Princeton Public Schools
- Princeton High School
- Witherspoon Street School for Colored Children (defunct)
- Princeton Charter School
- Nassau Street
- Palmer Square
- Elements
- Hoagie Haven
- Nassau Club
- Nassau Inn
- Peacock Inn
- Princeton Record Exchange
- Triumph Brewing
- Princeton Shopping Center
- Tiger Transit
- Albert Einstein House
- Drumthwacket
- Joseph Henry House
- Donald Grant Herring Estate
- Maclean House
- Maybury Hill
- Mercer Oak
- Morven
- Nassau Hall
- Princeton Battle Monument
- Princeton Cemetery
- Princeton Railroad Station
- Prospect House
- Tusculum
- Cottage Club
- Washington Oak
- Westland Mansion
outside the municipality
- American Boychoir School (defunct)
- Chapin School
- Educational Testing Service
- Forrestal Village
- MarketFair Mall
- Princeton Airport
- Penn Medicine Princeton Medical Center (formerly located on Witherspoon Street, now in neighboring Plainsboro)
- Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
- Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
- St. Joseph's Seminary (in Plainsboro; defunct)
- Sarnoff Corporation
- Terhune Orchards
- Washington Road Elm Allée
- Wilberforce School
See also: Princeton University and National Register of Historic Places listings in Mercer County, New Jersey
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