Witherspoon Hall

Other Names: 'Spoon

Date of Commission: 1875

Date of Occupancy: 1877

Other Dates in Building's History:

1875: Money taken from college endowment fund to build Witherspoon. (TM, 28 June 1875)

1950s: Tops of two west towers removed.

1973-74: Major interior renovation carried out.

Architect(s): William Appleton Potter ; Robert Henderson Robertson

Donor(s): Trustees, College of New Jersey

Named for: John Witherspoon

Materials: Brownstone; Marble; Slate

Function: Dormitory

Style: High Victorian Gothic