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Entrance Gates, Rutgers College, and Somerset Street, New Brunswick, N.J. Retrieved from https://doi.org/doi:10.7282/t3-767m-da63
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Entrance Gates, Rutgers College, and Somerset Street, New Brunswick, N.J.1908. New Brunswick Free Public Library. RUcore: https://doi.org/doi:10.7282/t3-767m-da63

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TitleEntrance Gates, Rutgers College, and Somerset Street, New Brunswick, N.J.
NameHill, Frederick P. (Architect), New Brunswick Free Public Library
Date Created1908
SubjectStreets, Historic sites, Rutgers University, New Brunswick (N.J.)
DescriptionColor postcard, with postmark date of January 1908, featuring one of four entrance gates to Rutgers College. This one, located at George and Somerset Streets, is the Class of 1883 Memorial Gates. These gates were erected in 1904 by the Class of 1883, in commemoration of the 20th anniversary of its graduation. Designed by architect Frederick P. Hill, a member of the class, the gates were redesigned in 1929 to adapt to modern taste and traffic conditions.

St. Peters Church can be seen in the background and a trolley is traveling down Somerset Street towards George Street.
NoteJanuary 1908
Note(Addressed to) Mrs. Clarence Dedrick. Sidney Centre. Delaware Co. New York

(note on front) Will be over tomorrow if nothing happens. F.C.D.
Genrepostcards, photographs
Time PeriodThe Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)
Persistent URLhttps://doi.org/doi:10.7282/t3-767m-da63
CollectionPostcards
Organization NameNew Brunswick Free Public Library
RightsThe organization that has made the Item available believes that the Item is in the Public Domain under the laws of the United States, but a determination was not made as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. The Item may not be in the Public Domain under the laws of other countries.Please refer to the organization that has made the Item available for more information.