University and college buildings listed on the National Register of Historic Places
NRHPs by college or university -- Rutgers University
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James Bishop House

James Bishop House

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July 12, 1976
(#76001162)

College Avenue
40°30′11″N 74°27′00″W﻿ / ﻿40.503056°N 74.45°W﻿ / 40.503056; -74.45﻿ (James Bishop House)
New Brunswick

Built 1852.

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Demarest House

Demarest House

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August 10, 1977
(#77000884)

542 George Street
40°30′07″N 74°26′47″W﻿ / ﻿40.501944°N 74.446389°W﻿ / 40.501944; -74.446389﻿ (Demarest House)
New Brunswick

Built in 1867, now the Center on Violence Against Women and Children, Rutgers University

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Levi D. Jarrard House

Levi D. Jarrard House

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April 22, 1982
(#82003282)

George St., Douglass College campus
40°29′11″N 74°26′16″W﻿ / ﻿40.486389°N 74.437778°W﻿ / 40.486389; -74.437778﻿ (Levi D. Jarrard House)
New Brunswick

Known as College Hall, Douglass Campus, Rutgers University

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New Jersey Hall

New Jersey Hall

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February 24, 1975
(#75001144)

73 Hamilton Street
40°29′58″N 74°26′51″W﻿ / ﻿40.499444°N 74.4475°W﻿ / 40.499444; -74.4475﻿ (New Jersey Hall)
New Brunswick

Located on the Voorhees Mall

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Old Queens, Rutgers University

Old Queens, Rutgers University

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May 11, 1976
(#76001164)

83 Somerset Street
40°29′56″N 74°26′47″W﻿ / ﻿40.49875°N 74.44625°W﻿ / 40.49875; -74.44625﻿ (Old Queens, Rutgers University)
New Brunswick

Built 1809–1825. Oldest building at Rutgers University, also part of Queens Campus

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Queens Campus, Rutgers University

Queens Campus, Rutgers University

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July 2, 1973
(#73001113)

Bounded by College Avenue and George, Hamilton, and Somerset Streets
40°29′54″N 74°26′46″W﻿ / ﻿40.498333°N 74.446111°W﻿ / 40.498333; -74.446111﻿ (Queens Campus, Rutgers University)
New Brunswick

Includes Old Queens (1809), Van Nest Hall (1845), Daniel S. Schanck Observatory (1865), Geology Hall (1872), Kirkpatrick Chapel (1873), Winants Hall (1890).

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Rutgers Preparatory School

Rutgers Preparatory School

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July 18, 1975
(#75001145)

101 Somerset Street
40°29′52″N 74°26′50″W﻿ / ﻿40.497778°N 74.447222°W﻿ / 40.497778; -74.447222﻿ (Rutgers Preparatory School)
New Brunswick

Designed and built by architect Nicholas Wyckoff, former home (1830–1963) of Rutgers Preparatory School, the oldest independent school in New Jersey, established 1766. Building now known as Alexander Johnston Hall, Rutgers University.

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Wood Lawn

Wood Lawn

March 8, 1978
(#78001772)

Clifton Ave. and George St.
40°28′54″N 74°26′01″W﻿ / ﻿40.481667°N 74.433611°W﻿ / 40.481667; -74.433611﻿ (Wood Lawn)
New Brunswick

Now the Eagleton Institute of Politics, Cook/Douglass Campus, Rutgers University

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The James Bishop House , known as the Bishop House , is a historic building on the College Avenue campus of Rutgers University in New Brunswick , New Jersey . Bishop House was built in 1852 for James Bishop , a prominent businessman and politician from New Brunswick in the latter half of 19th century . Located off of and facing College Avenue , the Bishop House is an example of an Italianate , or Italian Villa style mansion , popular from the 1850s to late 1870s in New Brunswick . Due to the building 's significant associations with architecture , education , industry , politics and religion , it was added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 12 , 1976 . The Bishop House was named in honor of James Bishop . Bishop was a politician at the local , state , and federal levels in the 1850s through the 1890s . After the Panic of 1873 , Bishop was forced to file for bankruptcy , leading to the firing of his 18 servants and sale of his mansion to Mahlon C. Martin . The building was sold to Rutgers University in 1925 . It was used as the residence for the Dean of Men and his family until 1934 . After 1934 , the interior was altered to contain classrooms and offices . This remains its current use . The building still contains its original 42 rooms despite alterations made .
New Brunswick is a city in Middlesex County , New Jersey , United States , in the New York City metropolitan area . The city is the county seat of Middlesex County , and the home of Rutgers University . New Brunswick is on the Northeast Corridor rail line , 27 miles ( 43 km ) southwest of Manhattan , on the southern bank of the Raritan River . As of 2018 , New Brunswick had a Census-estimated population of 56,100 , representing a 3.1% increase from the 55,181 people enumerated at the 2010 United States Census , which in turn had reflected an increase of 6,608 ( +13.6% ) from the 48,573 counted in the 2000 Census . Due to the concentration of medical facilities in the area , including Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital and Saint Peter 's University Hospital , as well as Rutgers , The State University of New Jersey 's Robert Wood Johnson Medical School , New Brunswick is known as both the Hub City and the Healthcare City . The corporate headquarters and production facilities of several global pharmaceutical companies are situated in the city , including Johnson & Johnson and Bristol-Myers Squibb . New Brunswick is noted for its ethnic diversity . At one time , one quarter of the Hungarian population of New Jersey resided in the city and in the 1930s one out of three city residents was Hungarian . The Hungarian community continues as a cohesive community , with the 3,200 Hungarian residents accounting for 8% of the population of New Brunswick in 1992 . Growing Asian and Hispanic communities have developed around French Street near Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital .
The Demarest House ( also known as the George H. Cook House , the Doolittle house and Riverstede ) is a historic building at 542 George Street in New Brunswick , New Jersey on the campus of Rutgers University . The house was built by George H. Cook and architect Charles Graham in 1868 . Cook lived here until his death in 1889 . William H. S. Demarest , president of Rutgers College and later president of the New Brunswick Theological Seminary , lived here from 1906 until his death in 1956 . Since then the building has served a variety of purposes at Rutgers University until it became vacant in 2019 . It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 10 , 1977 for its significance in architecture and education .
Rutgers , The State University of New Jersey ( /ˈrʌtɡərz/ ) , commonly referred to as Rutgers University , or RU , is an American public research university in New Jersey . It is the largest institution of higher education in New Jersey . Rutgers was originally chartered as Queen 's College on November 10 , 1766 . It is the eighth-oldest college in the United States and one of the nine colonial colleges chartered before the American Revolution . The college was renamed Rutgers College in 1825 in honor of Colonel Henry Rutgers . For most of its existence , Rutgers was a private liberal arts college but it evolved into a coeducational public research university after being designated The State University of New Jersey by the New Jersey Legislature in laws enacted in 1945 and 1956 . Rutgers has three campuses located throughout New Jersey : New Brunswick campus in New Brunswick and adjacent Piscataway , the Newark campus , and the Camden campus . The university has additional facilities elsewhere in the state . Instruction is offered by 9,000 faculty members in 175 academic departments to over 45,000 undergraduate students and more than 20,000 graduate and professional students . The university is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools and is a member of the Big Ten Academic Alliance , the Association of American Universities and the Universities Research Association . The New Brunswick campus was categorized by Howard and Matthew Green in their book titled The Public Ivies : America 's Flagship Public Universities ( 2001 ) as a Public Ivy .
The Levi D. Jarrard House is a historic building located on the Douglass College campus of Rutgers University in New Brunswick , New Jersey . It was constructed in 1868 by an unknown architect , as a private residence for Levi D. Jarrard . Levi D Jarrard , was acting as Postmaster of New Brunswick from 1881-1883 , but was previously employed as a New Jersey State Senator as well as the Middlesex County Collector . In 1883 he was found to have embezzled approximately $ 20,000 , and had fled to Canada with the funds , leaving his family to struggle with payments on the house . The house was then purchased by John N. Carpender , who would later lease it to the New Jersey College for Women . This historical building is a well-preserved example of the large brownstone villas that populated New Brunswick during the late nineteenth century ; one of the porches has since been enclosed , but the house remains otherwise unaltered . Brown sandstone has been a common building material in New Brunswick for almost 200 years , beginning with 18th and 19th century houses and late public buildings , shaping the civic appearance of New Brunswick . The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 22 , 1982 for its significance in architecture and politics/government .
The Levi D. Jarrard House is a historic building located on the Douglass College campus of Rutgers University in New Brunswick , New Jersey . It was constructed in 1868 by an unknown architect , as a private residence for Levi D. Jarrard . Levi D Jarrard , was acting as Postmaster of New Brunswick from 1881-1883 , but was previously employed as a New Jersey State Senator as well as the Middlesex County Collector . In 1883 he was found to have embezzled approximately $ 20,000 , and had fled to Canada with the funds , leaving his family to struggle with payments on the house . The house was then purchased by John N. Carpender , who would later lease it to the New Jersey College for Women . This historical building is a well-preserved example of the large brownstone villas that populated New Brunswick during the late nineteenth century ; one of the porches has since been enclosed , but the house remains otherwise unaltered . Brown sandstone has been a common building material in New Brunswick for almost 200 years , beginning with 18th and 19th century houses and late public buildings , shaping the civic appearance of New Brunswick . The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 22 , 1982 for its significance in architecture and politics/government .
New Jersey Hall is a historic education building located on the campus of Rutgers University in New Brunswick , New Jersey . Built in 1889 under the leadership of President Merrill Edward Gates , it housed the Agricultural Experiment Station . It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 24 , 1975 for its significance in agriculture and education .
Voorhees Mall is a large grassy area with stately shade trees on a block ( sometimes known as Voorhees Campus ) of about 28 acres ( 0.11 km² ) located on the College Avenue Campus of Rutgers University near downtown New Brunswick , New Jersey . An eclectic mix of architectural styles , Voorhees Mall is lined by many historic academic buildings . The block is bound by Hamilton Street ( to the east ) , George Street ( north ) , College Avenue ( south ) and Seminary Place ( west ) . At the mall 's western end , across Seminary Place , is the campus of the New Brunswick Theological Seminary , whose history is intertwined with the early history of Rutgers University . Across Hamilton Street is the block called Old Queens , the seat of the university . The mall bisecting the block was formed when Bleecker Place , a city street , was closed . After several generous donations to Rutgers , including the first building dedicated to housing the institution 's library ( now known as Voorhees Hall ) , the grassy mall was named for Ralph and Elizabeth Rodman Voorhees . Voorhees Mall was once the site of annual commencement exercises for Rutgers College .
Old Queens is the oldest extant building at Rutgers University and is the symbolic heart of the university 's campus in New Brunswick in Middlesex County , New Jersey in the United States . Rutgers , the Eighth-oldest college in the United States , was founded in 1766 during the American colonial period as Queen 's College a decade before the start of American Revolution . Queen 's College was named for Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz , the daughter of a German duke who became the queen consort of British king George III . Old Queens is located on a six-acre hilltop city block bounded by Somerset Street , Hamilton Street , College Avenue and George Street that was previously an apple orchard . Donated to the college in 1807 by James Parker , Jr. , this city block become known the Queen 's Campus and is the historic core of the university . Because of this , by metonymy , the name Old Queens came to be used as a reference to Rutgers College and is often invoked as an allusive reference to the university or to its administration . Designed by American architect John McComb Jr. , who also designed New York City 's city hall , the cornerstone of Old Queens was laid in 1809 by the college 's third president , the Rev . Ira Condict . Due to financial constraints , construction was not completed until 1825 . In its early days , Old Queens provided instruction space for lectures , student and faculty housing , as well as space for a college library and chapel that was shared by three institutions simultaneously : the College , its Grammar School ( today , Rutgers Preparatory School ) , and the New Brunswick Theological Seminary . Today , Old Queens houses the university 's administration including the office of its president and governing boards . Old Queens is regarded by architectural experts as one of the finest examples of Federal architecture .
The Queens Campus or Old Queens Campus [ a ] is a historic section of the College Avenue Campus of Rutgers , The State University of New Jersey in New Brunswick , New Jersey , in the United States . The Queens Campus spans one city block on a hilltop overlooking the Raritan River . In 1807 , the heirs of John Parker of Perth Amboy led by James Parker , Jr. , a prominent local merchant and political figure , donated a six-acre apple orchard to the trustees of Queen 's College and its grammar school . The college - which was renamed Rutgers College in 1825 - built its first building , Old Queens , from 1809 to 1823 . Old Queens was used for instruction , student chapel services , and housed members of the college 's faculty . In the institution 's early years , the building housed the college , its grammar school ( until 1830 ) , and the New Brunswick Theological Seminary ( until 1856 ) . By the end of the nineteenth century , the Queens Campus contained seven buildings designed by architects John McComb , Jr. , Nicholas Wyckoff , Williard Smith , Henry Janeway Hardenbergh , and Van Campen Taylor . These buildings were erected to accommodate the small but expanding liberal arts college 's classroom instruction , student activities , faculty offices , chapel , library , and housing into the middle of the twentieth century . Six buildings remain and are used to accommodate the university 's core administrative offices , a geological museum , the college chapel , and a former astronomical observatory that is no longer used . The Queens Campus was included on the New Jersey Register of Historic Places and National Register of Historic Places in 1973 . The oldest building , Old Queens , was designated as a national landmark in 1976 .
The Queens Campus or Old Queens Campus [ a ] is a historic section of the College Avenue Campus of Rutgers , The State University of New Jersey in New Brunswick , New Jersey , in the United States . The Queens Campus spans one city block on a hilltop overlooking the Raritan River . In 1807 , the heirs of John Parker of Perth Amboy led by James Parker , Jr. , a prominent local merchant and political figure , donated a six-acre apple orchard to the trustees of Queen 's College and its grammar school . The college - which was renamed Rutgers College in 1825 - built its first building , Old Queens , from 1809 to 1823 . Old Queens was used for instruction , student chapel services , and housed members of the college 's faculty . In the institution 's early years , the building housed the college , its grammar school ( until 1830 ) , and the New Brunswick Theological Seminary ( until 1856 ) . By the end of the nineteenth century , the Queens Campus contained seven buildings designed by architects John McComb , Jr. , Nicholas Wyckoff , Williard Smith , Henry Janeway Hardenbergh , and Van Campen Taylor . These buildings were erected to accommodate the small but expanding liberal arts college 's classroom instruction , student activities , faculty offices , chapel , library , and housing into the middle of the twentieth century . Six buildings remain and are used to accommodate the university 's core administrative offices , a geological museum , the college chapel , and a former astronomical observatory that is no longer used . The Queens Campus was included on the New Jersey Register of Historic Places and National Register of Historic Places in 1973 . The oldest building , Old Queens , was designated as a national landmark in 1976 .
The Daniel S. Schanck Observatory is an historical astronomical observatory on the Queens Campus of Rutgers University in New Brunswick , New Jersey , United States , and is tied for the seventh oldest observatory in the US alongside the Vassar College Observatory . It is located on George Street near the corner with Hamilton Street , opposite the parking lot adjacent to Kirkpatrick Chapel , and to the northeast of Old Queens and Geology Hall . The two-story observatory was designed by architect Willard Smith in the Roman Revival style and modeled after the Tower of the Winds in Athens , which dates from 50 BC . The cornerstone of the Observatory was placed in 1865 and construction was completed in 1866 . It was named after New York City businessman Daniel S. Schanck , who donated a large portion of the funds to construct and equip the observatory . Outfitted with telescopes , clocks , and other scientific equipment donated to Rutgers , the Schanck Observatory served as the university 's first building of science and was used to provide instruction to its students from the mid-nineteenth through the late-twentieth centuries . As part of the Queens Campus , the Schanck Observatory was included on the New Jersey Register of Historic Places and the National Register of Historic Places in 1973 . It was last used by the faculty to teach astronomy in 1979 . The building was renovated in 2016 through a joint project of The Cap & Skull Society , an honors and service organization at Rutgers , and the Rutgers School of Arts and Sciences , and is jointly managed by them . The scientific centerpiece of the observatory , a 150-mm ( 6-inch ) equatorial refractor telescope manufactured by Georges Prin of Paris and donated to Rutgers College by John Wyckoff Mettler in 1929 , was restored to operation during 2016-2018 through the efforts of Rutgers alumni , friends of the university , and Rutgers ' Department of Physics and Astronomy . Since the completion of the renovation of the building , alumni and volunteers have hosted daytime guided tours of the historic observatory and vintage telescope on special occasions , such as Rutgers Day .
Geology Hall , formerly Geological Hall , also known the Rutgers Geology Museum , is a building located in the historic Queens Campus section of Rutgers , The State University of New Jersey 's College Avenue Campus in New Brunswick , New Jersey , United States . As part of the Queen 's Campus historic district , Geology Hall was included on the New Jersey Register of Historic Places and the National Register of Historic Places in 1973 . When Rutgers was selected as New Jersey 's only land grant college in 1864 , the college began to expand its curriculum to include instruction in science and agriculture . Rutgers president William Henry Campbell raised funds to construct a building to accommodate this expansion , and Geology Hall , designed by architect Henry Janeway Hardenbergh , was built in 1872 . At present , the building houses administrative offices and the university 's geological museum . The museum , the oldest collegiate geology museum in the United States , was founded by state geologist and Rutgers professor George Hammell Cook in 1872 . Its exhibits showcase the natural history of New Jersey ; focusing geology , paleontology , and anthropology . Exhibits include fluorescent zinc minerals from Franklin and Ogdensburg , a mastodon from Salem County , a dinosaur trackway discovered in Towaco , and a Ptolemaic era Egyptian mummy .
The Sophia Astley Kirkpatrick Memorial Chapel , known as Kirkpatrick Chapel , is the chapel to Rutgers , The State University of New Jersey and located on the university 's main campus in New Brunswick , New Jersey in the United States . Kirkpatrick Chapel is among the university 's oldest extant buildings , and one of six buildings located on a historic section of the university 's College Avenue Campus in New Brunswick known as the Queens Campus . Built in 1872 when Rutgers was a small , private liberal arts college , the chapel was designed by architect Henry Janeway Hardenbergh at the beginning of his career . Hardenbergh , a native of New Brunswick , was the great-great-grandson of Rutgers ' first president , the Rev . Jacob Rutsen Hardenbergh . It was the third of three projects that Hardenbergh designed for the college . Kirkpatrick Chapel was named in honour of Sophia Astley Kirkpatrick . Kirkpatrick was the wife of Littleton Kirkpatrick , a local attorney and politician who was a member of the board of trustees of Rutgers College from 1841 until his death in 1859 . When Sophia Kirkpatrick died in 1871 , Rutgers was named as the residuary legatee of her estate . A bequest of $ 61,054.57 ( 2013 : US $ 1,174,079.38 ) [ a ] from her estate funded the construction of the chapel . According to Rutgers , this marked the first time in New Jersey history that an institution became a direct heir to an estate . The chapel was designed in the High Victorian Gothic Revival style that was popular at the middle of the nineteenth century in the United States .
Winants Hall is a historic educational building located on the Queens Campus of Rutgers University in New Brunswick , New Jersey . Designed by Van Campen Taylor and completed in 1890 , Winants Hall is the oldest dormitory building at Rutgers University , known then as Rutgers College . The building was a gift to the university from Board of Trustees member and Bayonne businessman , Garrett E. Winants , and cost $ 75,000 . The construction of the dormitory satisfied many long-awaited needs of the college . The new residential system also fostered a thriving social atmosphere for students , staff , and guests as it served as a student dormitory from 1890 to 1947 . It is a contributing property in the Queens Campus , Rutgers University Historic District , which was added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 2 , 1973 .
Alexander Johnston Hall is a historic building located on the corner of Somerset Street and College Avenue , New Brunswick in Middlesex County , New Jersey and is the second oldest building on the campus of Rutgers University . It was built in 1830 to handle the expansion of the Rutgers Preparatory School and the two literary societies , Philoclean and Peithessophian . The building , described using its historic name , Rutgers Preparatory School , was added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 18 , 1975 for its significance in architecture and education .
Rutgers Preparatory School ( also known as Rutgers Prep or RPS ) is a private , coeducational , college preparatory day school established in 1766 . The school educates students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade , located on a 41-acre ( 0.17 km2 ) campus along the banks of the Delaware and Raritan Canal in the Somerset section of Franklin Township , in Somerset County , New Jersey , United States . Established in 1766 , Rutgers Preparatory School is the oldest independent school in the state of New Jersey and the 16th-oldest in the country . As of the 2015-16 school year , the school had an enrollment of 606 students ( plus 34 in PreK ) and 87.0 classroom teachers ( on an FTE basis ) , for a student-teacher ratio of 7.0:1 . The school 's student body was 43.2% White , 36.5% Asian , 17.3% Black , 3.0% Hispanic . Tuition for the 2017-18 school year for grades 8-12 was set at $ 37,300 . The school does not publicly release endowment figures , however IRS filings indicate close to $ 60 million in investable assets alone . [ citation needed ] The school has a frequently cited student honor code , and requires its students to complete ten hours of community service each school year in order to advance to the next grade level . The vast majority of students take Advanced Placement courses , and the academic environment at the school is highly competitive . Rutgers Preparatory School is a member of the New Jersey Association of Independent Schools .
The Eagleton Institute of Politics at Rutgers University was established in 1956 with an endowment from Florence Peshine Eagleton ( 1870-1953 ) , and it focuses on state and national politics through education and public service . The Institute is located at the Cook-Douglass Campus in New Brunswick , New Jersey and is housed at Wood Lawn , which listed is the New Jersey Register of Historic Places and National Register of Historic Places .