Voorhees Mall

Voorhees Mall is a large green oval at Rutgers University, stretching across multiple city blocks with mature trees providing shade throughout. Academic buildings in various architectural styles line the edges of this central outdoor space.

A significant contribution by the Voorhees family in 1903 led to naming the university library and later the entire mall in their honor. The space itself developed after closing an existing street to create this central campus gathering point.

Public artworks and monuments on the grounds reflect the university's heritage and the figures who shaped its development. The way students and visitors move through the space shows how central it is to daily campus life.

The space is open to visitors at any time and offers multiple paths to cross through, with benches and shade beneath the mature trees. It is a good spot for walking or sitting, especially during warmer months when the trees are in full leaf.

The space emerged after Bleecker Place, a city street, was closed in the 1920s to create campus expansion. This transformation shows how the university and city worked together to convert an urban thoroughfare into the green heart of campus life.

Location: New Brunswick

GPS coordinates: 40.50050,-74.44710

Latest update: December 11, 2025 11:01