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Prospect House (Princeton, New Jersey)

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Prospect House, often called simply Prospect, is a historic house on the campus of Princeton University in Princeton, New Jersey. Built in 1851, it is a notable example of the work of the architect John Notman, who helped popularize Italianate architecture in the United States. Woodrow Wilson lived there during his time as president of the university, and the building now serves as a faculty club. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1985 for its architecture and its historical associations. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Building Type
House 1
LocationSourced to the subject's own account
Princeton, United States 2
Completed Year
1851 1
Classification
Standing Status
Standing 1
Building Type
Building Type (category)
House 1
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House, Concepts

Entity-backed identity for the building-type enum value this building already carries, resolved to an architecture concept by an explicit value-to-entity map (phase 3 bucket conversion, docs\design_entity_backed_browse_buckets_20260928.md). The building-type fact itself stays on the building unchanged.

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1. Prospect House (Princeton, New Jersey) (Wikipedia)
  • en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prospect_House_(Princeton,_New_Jersey), lead definition
    Prospect House, known also as just Prospect, is a historic house on the Princeton University campus in Princeton, New Jersey, United States.
  • Entity description and the lead/infobox of the Wikipedia article
    Prospect House, often called simply Prospect, is a historic house on the campus of Princeton University in Princeton, New Jersey. Built in 1851, it is a notable example of the work of the architect John Notman, who helped popularize Italianate architecture in the United States. Woodrow Wilson lived there during his time as president of the university, and the building now serves as a faculty club. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1985 for its architecture and its historical associations.
  • Wikipedia infobox building_type field (House)
    Prospect House, known also as just Prospect, is a historic house on the Princeton University campus in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. Built in 1851, it is a fine example of the work of architect John Notman who helped popularize Italianate architecture in America. Notable residents include Woodrow Wilson during his tenure as president of the university. The building now serves as a facul
  • Wikipedia infobox completion_date/completed/built field (1851)
    Prospect House, known also as just Prospect, is a historic house on the Princeton University campus in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. Built in 1851, it is a fine example of the work of architect John Notman who helped popularize Italianate architecture in America. Notable residents include Woodrow Wilson during his tenure as president of the university. The building now serves as a facul
  • In Style: Italianate Architecture, Wikipedia infobox
    architecture: Italian Villa
  • Uses Element: Sandstone, Wikipedia article
    The house is a two-story stone structure, built out of rustically cut sandstone, with a three-story tower at one end, and a single-story service wing.
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2. Prospect House (Princeton, New Jersey) (Wikidata)
Wikimedia FoundationWikidata located-in-admin-entity (P131) / country (P17) statement: Princeton, United States
Quote, Wikidata located-in-admin-entity (P131) / country (P17) statement: Princeton, United States
Wikidata item Q7250771, property P131/P17 (location): Princeton, United States
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