The Historical Society of Princeton
The Historical Society of Princeton, located at 158 Nassau St., is open to the public free of charge Tuesday- Sunday from 12 to 4 p.m.; winter hours may vary. For further information, please call (609) 921-6748 or visit http://www.princetonhistory.org/
Bainbridge House,
158 Nassau Street, 609-921-6748. Commodore William "Old Ironsides" Bainbridge was born in this Georgian house built in 1766, now home of the Princeton Historical Society. On view, an exhibit on Princeton history. Open Tuesday through Sunday, noon to 4 p.m., weekends only in January and February. Two-hour, two-mile tours start Sundays at 2 p.m. (www.princetoninfo.com/einstein.html)
Drumthwacket, www.drumthwacket.org Route 206, 609-683-0591. Built in 1835 by Charles Olden, a Civil War governor, it has been restored and furnished by the New Jersey Historical Society and is now the official residence of Governor James McGreevey. Weekly tours Wednesdays, noon to 2 p.m.
Morven, www.historicmorven.org
55 Stockton Street, 609-683-4495. Originally built for Declaration of Independence signer Richard Stockton, this mansion reportedly served as headquarters for British General Cornwallis in 1777, later as the residence of Robert Wood Johnson (the founder of Johnson & Johnson), and from 1953 to 1981 the official residence of New Jersey governors. Currently under renovation, tours will be available again shortly.
Rockingham, www.rockingham.net General Washington's headquarters, Route 518 and River Road, Rocky Hill, 609-921-8835. Built in 1710, Rockingham is one site where George Washington really did sleep. He and wife Martha lived here in 1783, while Congress was convened five miles away in Nassau Hall. In the Blue Room on the second floor he composed his "Farewell Address to the Armies." Currently under renovation, tours will be available again shortly.
Thomas Clark House,
500 Mercer Street, in the 85-acre Princeton Battlefield State Park, 609-921-0074. Usually open Wednesdays to Sundays. After the Battle of Princeton, General Hugh Mercer died here; it is furnished as a Quaker farmhouse during the Revolutionary War. The expansive lawns by the Mercer Oak or by the Greek columns marking the common grave are open to picnickers (www.princetoninfo.com/morris.html).
Society of Friends, Princeton Pike and
Quakerbridge Road, 609-924-5674. The Quaker meeting house sheltered many of the wounded in 1777. On the porch find a supply of historical leaflets. The building dates from 1760 and many prominent local Friends, including Richard Stockton, were buried in the adjacent graveyard.
Princeton Cemetery, 609-924-1369. Leaflets can be picked up from the superintendent's house on
Greenview Avenue, off
Wiggins Street, at the entrance to the cemetery. Called the "Westminster Abbey of the United States," it has the graves of Grover Cleveland, Paul Tulane, Henry Van Dyke, Aaron Burr (father and son), John Witherspoon, and Jonathan Edwards.
Greenview Avenue, off
Wiggins Street, at the entrance to the cemetery. Called the "Westminster Abbey of the United States," it has the graves of Grover Cleveland, Paul Tulane, Henry Van Dyke, Aaron Burr (father and son), John Witherspoon, and Jonathan Edwards.
, off , at the entrance to the cemetery. Called the "Westminster Abbey of the United States," it has the graves of Grover Cleveland, Paul Tulane, Henry Van Dyke, Aaron Burr (father and son), John Witherspoon, and Jonathan Edwards.
, off , at the entrance to the cemetery. Called the "Westminster Abbey of the United States," it has the graves of Grover Cleveland, Paul Tulane, Henry Van Dyke, Aaron Burr (father and son), John Witherspoon, and Jonathan Edwards.
, off , at the entrance to the cemetery. Called the "Westminster Abbey of the United States," it has the graves of Grover Cleveland, Paul Tulane, Henry Van Dyke, Aaron Burr (father and son), John Witherspoon, and Jonathan Edwards.
, off , at the entrance to the cemetery. Called the "Westminster Abbey of the United States," it has the graves of Grover Cleveland, Paul Tulane, Henry Van Dyke, Aaron Burr (father and son), John Witherspoon, and Jonathan Edwards.
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