New Brunswick in Middlesex County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Gray Terrace
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), October 29, 2022
1. Gray Terrace Marker
Inscription.
Gray Terrace. . Built in 1873, Gray Terrace, the private residence of Robert Wood Johnson, stood on the corner of College Avenue and Hamilton Street. Brothers Robert Wood, James Wood, and Edward Mead Johnson founded Johnson and Johnson in 1886 in New Brunswick. Robert and family resided in the Victorian mansion while James and family lived nearby in a Georgian colonial mansion at 21 Union Street. Son Robert Wood Johnson II began his career at Johnson and Johnson in 1911 at 18. He later rose to serve as its president in 1932 and serve as Chairman of the Board until his death in 1968.
Built in 1873, Gray Terrace, the private residence of Robert Wood Johnson, stood on the corner of College Avenue and Hamilton Street. Brothers Robert Wood, James Wood, and Edward Mead Johnson founded Johnson & Johnson in 1886 in New Brunswick. Robert and family resided in the Victorian mansion while James and family lived nearby in a Georgian colonial mansion at 21 Union Street. Son Robert Wood Johnson II began his career at Johnson & Johnson in 1911 at 18. He later rose to serve as its president in 1932 and serve as Chairman of the Board until his death in 1968.
Location. 40° 29.958′ N, 74° 26.885′ W. Marker is in New Brunswick, New Jersey, in Middlesex County. It is on College Avenue just north of Hamilton Street, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 36 College Ave, New Brunswick NJ 08901, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in New Jersey’s Central Jersey, in Greater Princeton, and in the New York City Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), October 29, 2022
2. Gray Terrace Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on October 30, 2022. It was originally submitted on October 30, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 810 times since then and 82 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on October 30, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
