Bishop House (New Brunswick, New Jersey) | office building

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Now student offices, formerly the History Department.

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Bishop House, a 42 room mansion that constitutes a fine representation of the Italianate style of architecture, was erected in 1852 for James Bishop. Bishop had inherited large interests in the shipping and rubber industries. He also served as a member of the New Jersey Assembly (1849) and the U.S. Congress (1855-1857). Active in the Republican Party in New Jersey, Bishop later became the first director of the State Bureau of Labor Statistics. The Panic of 1873 created financial troubles for Bishop and he was obligated to sell his mansion and property to Mahlon Martin in 1874. Rutgers University acquired the property from the Martin estate in 1925. Over the years Bishop house has served as the home for the Dean of Men (later the Dean of Students)of Rutgers College, the office of the Rutgers College Residence Life Staff, the History department, and other offices.