National Register of Historic Places
Old Queen's
Old Queen's is a historic place in New Brunswick, Middlesex County, New Jersey, listed on the United States National Register of Historic Places on May 11, 1976, and designated a National Historic Landmark. Its National Register reference number is 76001164.
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Old Queen's
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About this place
What is Old Queen's?
Old Queens is the oldest building at Rutgers University-New Brunswick and is the symbolic heart of the university's campus in New Brunswick in Middlesex County, New Jersey. Rutgers, the eighth-oldest college in the United States, was founded in 1766 during the American colonial period as Queen's College. 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 as Queens Campus, and is now home to the university president's office as well as the meeting place of the Board of Trustees, so remains the historic core and seat of the university. By metonymy, the name "Old Queens" came to be used as a reference to Rutgers College, and is still often invoked as an allusive reference to the university, or to its central administration.
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Listing details
- Name
- Old Queen's
- City
- New Brunswick
- County
- Middlesex County
- State
- New Jersey
- Listed on the National Register
- May 11, 1976
- NRIS reference number
- 76001164
- Resource type
- building
- National Historic Landmark
- Yes
- Coordinates
- 40.49880, -74.44620
When was Old Queen's listed on the National Register?
Old Queen's was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 11, 1976.
Where is Old Queen's located?
Old Queen's is located in New Brunswick, Middlesex County, New Jersey at approximately 40.49880, -74.44620. See the map above.
Is Old Queen's a National Historic Landmark?
Yes. Old Queen's is designated a National Historic Landmark, the highest federal recognition for a historic place.
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