Prospect

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Address

Prospect House, Washington Street

GPS

40.347214915906, -74.656667271903

BOOK

June came and the days grew so hot and lazy that they could not worry even about exams, but spent dreamy evenings on the court of Cottage, talking of long subjects until the sweep of country toward Stony Brook became a blue haze and the lilacs were white around tennis-courts, and words gave way to silent cigarettes.... Then down deserted Prospect and along McCosh with song everywhere around them, up to the hot joviality of Nassau Street.

This side of Paradise

HISTORICAL BACKGROUND

Built in 1851, Prospect House was designed by architect John Notman and built as a private residence on a landscaped estate at the edge of the campus. In 1878, it was transferred to the University and served for decades as the official residence of the president. In 1968, it was converted into a faculty club and dining hall.

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