John C. Green School of Science
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StatusDestroyed
TypeLaboratory
Architectural styleHigh Victorian Gothic
LocationPrinceton, New Jersey, United States
| John C. Green School of Science | |
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 Woodcut view of the Green School of Science in 1879 | |
 Interactive map of the John C. Green School of Science area | |
| General information | |
| Status | Destroyed |
| Type | Laboratory |
| Architectural style | High Victorian Gothic |
| Location | Princeton, New Jersey, United States |
| Coordinates | 40°20′58.8″N 74°39′24.9″W / 40.349667°N 74.656917°W |
| Named for | John Cleve Green[1] |
| Completed | 1874 |
| Inaugurated | May, 1873 by Joseph Henry |
| Destroyed | November 26, 1928 |
| Cost | $100,000 |
| Owner | Princeton University |
| Height | |
| Height | 140 ft. (clock tower) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | William Appleton Potter |
The John C. Green School of Science was a building built in September 1873 located near the corner of Nassau Street and Washington Road in Princeton, New Jersey. It was endowed by John Cleve Green. It housed the science department of the College of New Jersey (the original name of Princeton University). On November 26, 1928, it was destroyed by a fire.[2]
