Wood Lawn | |
 Wood Lawn in 2020 | |
    | |
| Location | Cook Douglass Campus,Rutgers University,New Brunswick, New Jersey |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 40°28′54″N74°25′59″W / 40.48167°N 74.43306°W /40.48167; -74.43306 (Wood Lawn) |
| Built | 1830 (1830) |
| Architect | McKim, Mead & White |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 78001772[1] |
| NJRHP No. | 1883[2] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | March 8, 1978 |
| Designated NJRHP | April 15, 1977 |
Wood Lawn is a historic mansion located off Ryders Lane on the Cook Douglass Campus ofRutgers University in the city ofNew Brunswick inMiddlesex County, New Jersey. The house was added to theNational Register of Historic Places on March 8, 1978, for its significance in architecture and education.[3] It is currently used by theEagleton Institute of Politics.[4]
The house was built by Colonel James Neilson (1784–1862) in 1830 on land purchased in 1720 by his mother's grandfather, Johannis Voorhees.[4] Neilson served on the Rutgers Board of Trustees from 1833 until 1862. In 1850, a kitchen wing was added. In 1868, bay window extensions were added by his son, James Neilson (1844–1937), who was a trustee from 1886 until 1937. The last major changes were made by the architectural firm ofMcKim, Mead & White in 1905. The previousVictorian architecture was transformed into its presentClassical Revival style.[3]
Media related toWood Lawn (New Brunswick, New Jersey) at Wikimedia Commons