Description: Jersey City, NEW JERSEY - Hasbrouck Institute - ARCHITECTURE - 1908: In September 1893 the Hasbrouck Institute opened at the corner of Crescent and Harrison Avenues, now the site of Lincoln High School, with 305 students. The stately looking building was Romanesque in design with modifications as required for its use as a classroom building in an urban environment. By all appearances it was suited for the classical studies that it provided its students. The construction of the walls was of red brick with brownstone trimmings. Iron was generously used to bind the walls and sustain the floors and roof; iron girders and concealed columns added to the stability of the building. The first floor included a library, kindergarten, and assembly hall with a seating capacity for approximately 800. This was not the initial site for the Institute. It first opened at 53-55 Mercer Street when it was founded in 1856. It then relocated to the Lyceum Classical School (1839-59) founded by William L. Dickinson at 109 Grand Street. Professor Washington Hasbrouck (c. 1824-1895) established the private school for the purpose of preparing young men in Jersey City to attend the nation's foremost colleges and universities and enter public service. Hasbrouck had founded a similar school in Saugerties, NY, before moving to Jersey City. He remained with the Institute until 1876, when he became the principal of the State Normal School at Trenton (now the College of New Jersey). The Hasbrouck Institute continued for several years holding classes in private homes before the preparatory school operation closed and the girls' division merged with the Bergen School in 1914.. The building was razed by 1920. This Undivided Back Era postcard, mailed in 1908, offers a detailed view of the school. The card is in good condition, but there is soiling and album marks and some foxing. Souvenir Post Card. New York. No. 6215.
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Theme: US States, Cities & Towns
Hasbrouck Institute: Crescent and Harrison Avenues
Style: Romanesque
Professor Washington Hasbrouck (c. 1824: Prep School
Type: Printed (Lithograph)
Features: Architetcure
City/Region: Jersey City
Postage Condition: Posted
State: New Jersey
Era: Undivided Back (c. 1901-1907)
Region: New Jersey
Country: USA
