Wood Lawn (New Brunswick, New Jersey)

Wood Lawn is a historic house on the Douglass Campus of Rutgers University in New Brunswick, Middlesex County, New Jersey. It was built by Colonel James Neilson in 1830. The last major change was made by McKim, Mead & White in 1905. The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 8, 1978 for its significance in architecture and education.[3] It is used by the Eagleton Institute of Politics.[4]

Wood Lawn
Wood Lawn in 2020
LocationDouglass Campus, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey
Coordinates40°28′54″N 74°25′59″W
Area0.2 acres (0.081 ha)
Built1830 (1830)
ArchitectMcKim, Mead & White
Architectural styleClassical Revival
NRHP reference No.78001772[1]
NJRHP No.1883[2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMarch 8, 1978
Designated NJRHPApril 15, 1977

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