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{{For|the historic mansion on Long Island|Nassau Hall (Muttontown, New York)}}
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'''Nassau Hall''', colloquially known as '''Old Nassau''', is the oldest building at [[Princeton University]] in [[Princeton, New Jersey|Princeton]],
The university, originally known as the ''College of New Jersey'', held classes for one year in [[Elizabeth, New Jersey|Elizabeth]] and nine years in [[Newark, New Jersey|Newark]] before the hall was completed in 1756. Designed originally by [[Robert Smith (architect)|Robert Smith]], the building was subsequently remodeled by notable American architects [[Benjamin Latrobe]], after the 1802 fire, and [[John Notman]], after the 1855 fire. In the early years of Princeton University, Nassau Hall accommodated classrooms, a library, a chapel, and residential space for students and faculty. It housed the university's first [[Princeton University Department of Psychology|Department of Psychology]]
During the [[American Revolutionary War]], Nassau Hall was possessed by both British and American forces and suffered considerable damage, especially during the [[Battle of Princeton]] on January 3, 1777. From June 30 to November 4, 1783, Princeton was the [[provisional capital]] of the United States, and Nassau Hall served as its [[seat of government]]. The [[Congress of the Confederation]] met in the building's library on the second floor. According to Princeton University, "Here Congress congratulated George Washington on his successful termination of the war, received the news of the signing of the definitive treaty of peace with Great Britain, and welcomed the first foreign minister—from the [[Netherlands]]—accredited to the United States."<ref>[http://tigernet.princeton.edu/~ptoniana/nassauhall.asp Princetoniana: Nassau Hall] published on Princeton University's website and adapted from Leitch, Alexander. ''A Princeton Companion'' (Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press, 1978). Website accessed 15 January 2007.</ref>
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==Name==
When the building was constructed in 1754, the college's board wanted to name it after [[Jonathan Belcher]], the
== History ==
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[[Image:NassauEntranceCloseup.JPG|thumb|Nassau Hall entrance]]
The [[New Jersey Legislature]] met for the first time in Nassau Hall on August 27, 1776. British forces occupied Nassau Hall in 1776, and the [[Continental Army]] attacked the building during the [[Battle of Princeton]] on January 3, 1777. Three cannonballs were fired at the building, but only two made contact. One
The [[Congress of the Confederation]] convened in Nassau Hall for a little more than four months (from June 30, 1783, to November 4, 1783). The normal location in [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]] had to be vacated [[Pennsylvania Mutiny of 1783|because of a mutiny]] by
==Princeton's alma mater==
[[File:Nassau-hall-princeton.JPG|thumb|200px|Side view]]
{{Continental Congress}}
{{main article|Old Nassau}}
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* [http://tigernet.princeton.edu/~ptoniana/oldnassau2.asp Princetoniana: Old Nassau]
* [http://tigernet.princeton.edu/~ptoniana/nassauhall.asp Princetoniana: Nassau Hall]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060623031739/http://barillari.org/photos/reunions2005/IMG_8589.JPG.html Inscription on FitzRandolph Gate facing Nassau Hall]
* [http://www.princeton.edu Princeton University]
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[[Category:Historic district contributing properties in Mercer County, New Jersey]]
[[Category:American Revolution on the National Register of Historic Places]]
[[Category:Individually listed contributing properties to historic districts on the National Register in New Jersey]]
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