New Brunswick in Middlesex County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Winants Hall
1890
Photographed By Gary Nigh, circa January 2008
1. Winants Hall Marker
The State University of New Jersey
Winants Hall
1890
Designed by New York City architect Van Campen Taylor (Rutgers College, Class of 1867), Winants Hall was Rutgers’ sole dormitory until 1914. It is named for Garret E. Winants, a wealthy philanthropist from Bayonne who in 1889 presented a sketch of a proposed dormitory building and funded its construction. In the late 1940’s the building was converted for use by departments and administrative offices of the University. Following a two-year restoration, Winants Hall was rededicated on November 9, 1990.
New Jersey Register of Historic Places
January 29, 1973
National Register of Historic Places
July 2, 1973
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Education. A significant historical month for this entry is January 1450.
Location. 40° 29.902′ N, 74° 26.774′ W. Marker is in New Brunswick, New Jersey, in Middlesex County. Marker can be reached from Somerset Street near College Street. This marker is on Winants Hall which is at the end of the entrance drive of the Queens Campus of Rutgers University. This building is closest to the corner of College Avenue and Somerset Street. Access can be gained by foot from several
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Rutgers 9/11 Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Class of 1924 Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Van Nest Hall (a few steps from this marker); Old Queens (within shouting distance of this marker); Queen’s College (within shouting distance of this marker); Men of Rutgers College (within shouting distance of this marker); Theological Education in Old Queens (within shouting distance of this marker); Saint Peter the Apostle R.C. Church (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in New Brunswick.
Photographed By Gary Nigh, circa January 2008
2. Winants Hall Marker
Photographed By Gary Nigh, circa January 2008
3. Winants Hall Entrance
Photographed By Gary Nigh, circa January 2008
4. Winants Hall
Credits. This page was last revised on January 4, 2021. It was originally submitted on August 6, 2008, by Gary Nigh of Trenton, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,496 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 6, 2008, by Gary Nigh of Trenton, New Jersey. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.
