West College

West College, built in 1836, probably from the plans of John Notman, was Princeton's second dormitory. The first was East College. West College was remodeled in 1925-1926 by Aymar Embury 1900, who removed a mansard roof that had been added about 1870, restoring the original Colonial roof line. He also added the second-floor balcony along the front, redesigned the two main entrances, and built a new addition in the rear. Except for the ground floor, which was once occupied by the University Store, West continued to serve as a dormitory until 1964 when its interior was converted for use by deans and other officers concerned with the academic administration of the undergraduate college.

From Alexander Leitch, A Princeton Companion, copyright Princeton University Press (1978).