National Register of Historic Places listings in Mercer County, New Jersey

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List of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Mercer County, New Jersey

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This is intended to be a complete list of properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Mercer County, New Jersey. The locations of National Register properties and districts (at least for all showing latitude and longitude coordinates below) may be seen in a Google map by clicking on "Map of all coordinates".

This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted May 27, 2016.

Current listings

	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed	Location	City or town	Description
1	Abbott Farm Archeological Site	Abbott Farm Archeological Site	December 8, 1976 (#76001158)	John A. Roebling Park, other nearby public and private lands	Hamilton and Bordentown Townships, Bordentown	Paleoindian settlement, 500 BC-500 AD. Extends into Burlington County.
2	John Abbott II House	John Abbott II House	June 18, 1976 (#76001159)	2200 Kuser Rd.	Hamilton Township	Used to hide state treasury during American Revolution
3	Abbott-Decou House	Abbott-Decou House	July 1, 1976 (#76001160)	58 Soloff Dr.	Hamilton Township	Fine example of 18th century Quaker Georgian architecture.
4	Adams and Sickles Building		January 31, 1980 (#80002498)	1 W. End Ave.	Trenton	Focal point for West End neighborhood, remembered for soda fountain and corner druggist.
5	American Cigar Company Building		December 30, 2011 (#11000965)	176 Division St.	Trenton	Built in 1903 as part of Trenton's vibrant cigar industry
6	Anderson-Capner House	Anderson-Capner House	April 3, 1973 (#73001107)	700 Trumbull Ave.	Lawrence	Pre-revolutionary farmhouse built 1764
7	Archeological Site No. 1-18th Century Vessel (28ME196)	Upload image	August 14, 1986 (#86001508)	Address Restricted	Trenton
8	Baker-Brearley House	Baker-Brearley House	August 31, 1979 (#79001499)	East of Lawrenceville on Meadow Rd	Lawrenceville	Georgian house built 1761
9	Bear Tavern Road--Jacob's Creek Crossing Rural Historic District	Bear Tavern Road--Jacob's Creek Crossing Rural Historic District	November 30, 2011 (#11000872)	Bear Tavern Rd. & Jacobs Creek Rd.	Hopewell Township, Ewing Township	Colonial rural landscape, route of Continental Army in 1776
10	Bellevue Avenue Colored School	Bellevue Avenue Colored School	January 2, 1997 (#96001547)	81 Bellevue Ave.	Trenton
11	Berkeley Square Historic District		November 20, 1980 (#80002499)	Roughly bounded by W. State St., Parkside, Riverside, and Overbrook Aves.	Trenton
12	Bow Hill	Bow Hill	January 25, 1973 (#73001111)	477 Jeremiah Ave. off Lalor St.	Hamilton Township
13	Charles Brearley House	Charles Brearley House	April 14, 1995 (#95000407)	73 N. Clinton Ave.	Trenton
14	Broad Street National Bank		January 17, 2008 (#07001404)	143 E. State St.	Trenton
15	Henry Clay and Bock & Co. Ltd. Cigar Factory		June 12, 1979 (#79001500)	507 Grand St.	Trenton	Most architecturally distinctive industrial building in Trenton
16	Grover Cleveland Home	Grover Cleveland Home	October 15, 1966 (#66000463)	15 Hodge Rd.	Princeton
17	Crosswicks Creek Site III		November 26, 1990 (#87001795)	Address Restricted	Bordentown
18	Delaware and Raritan Canal	Delaware and Raritan Canal	May 11, 1973 (#73001105)	Follows the Delaware River to Trenton, then E to New Brunswick	Princeton
19	Gen. Philemon Dickinson House	Gen. Philemon Dickinson House	May 17, 1974 (#74001172)	46 Colonial Ave.	Trenton
20	Douglass House	Douglass House	December 18, 1970 (#70000387)	Corner of Front and Montgomery Sts.	Trenton	George Washington's headquarters prior to the Battle of Princeton
21	Drumthwacket		June 10, 1975 (#75001142)	344 Stockton Rd.	Princeton	Official residence of the governor of New Jersey
22	East Trenton Public Library		March 5, 2008 (#08000134)	701 N. Clinton St.	Trenton
23	Albert Einstein House		January 7, 1976 (#76002297)	112 Mercer St.	Princeton
24	First Presbyterian Church		September 9, 2005 (#05000967)	120 East State St.	Trenton
25	First Presbyterian Church of Pennington	First Presbyterian Church of Pennington	August 24, 2011 (#11000591)	13 S. Main St.	Pennington
26	Golden Swan-True American	Golden Swan-True American	April 30, 2008 (#08000361)	101-107 S. Warren St.	Trenton
27	William Green House	William Green House	December 4, 1973 (#73001106)	Metzger Drive	Ewing Township	Historic farmhouse, dating to 1717. On Preservation New Jersey's list of 10 most endangered historic sites
28	Green-Reading House	Green-Reading House	March 12, 1998 (#98000237)	107 Wilburtha Rd.	Ewing Township	Federal style farmhouse from ca. 1797
29	Harbourton Historic District	Harbourton Historic District	December 31, 1974 (#74001167)	Jct. of Harbourton/Rocktown Rd. and Harbourton/Mt. Airy Rd.	Harbourton
30	John D. Hart House	Upload image	October 18, 1972 (#72000800)	Curlis Ave.	Pennington	Built ca. 1800, fine example of a clapboard house
31	Hart-Hoch House	Hart-Hoch House	March 14, 1973 (#73001109)	Southwest of Pennington on CR 546 and Scotch Rd.	Hopewell Township	Federal style home, ca. 1800
32	Joseph Henry House	Joseph Henry House	October 15, 1966 (#66000464)	Princeton University campus	Princeton
33	Donald Grant Herring Estate	Donald Grant Herring Estate	January 17, 1992 (#91001927)	52, 72 and 75 Arreton Rd., Princeton	Princeton
34	Higbee Street School	Higbee Street School	April 14, 1995 (#95000409)	20 Bellevue Ave.	Trenton
35	Highfields	Highfields	September 23, 1994 (#94001096)	End of Lindbergh Rd., East Amwell Township	Hopewell Township	Home of Charles and Anne Lindbergh. Site of the Lindbergh kidnapping. Extends into Hunterdon County
36	Hog Island Cranes	Hog Island Cranes	June 17, 1980 (#80002500)	Trenton Marine Terminal	Trenton
37	Hopewell Station		June 22, 1984 (#84002728)	Railroad Pl.	Hopewell	part of the Operating Passenger Railroad Stations Thematic Resource (TR)
38	House at 379 West State Street	House at 379 West State Street	January 23, 1980 (#80002501)	379 W. State St.	Trenton	Queen Anne revival house
39	Hunt Farmstead	Hunt Farmstead	October 28, 1988 (#87002555)	197 Blackwell Rd.	Hopewell Township
40	In and Out Social Club		March 26, 1987 (#87000513)	714-716 S. Clinton Ave.	Trenton	Built in 1893 for "social, intellectual, and recreative purposes."
41	Jugtown Historic District	Jugtown Historic District	January 22, 1987 (#86003670)	Nassau and Harrison Sts., Harrison St. N, and Evelyn Pl.	Princeton
42	King's Highway Historic District		December 21, 2000 (#00001493)	NJ 27, US 206	Lawrenceville, Princeton
43	Kingston Mill Historic District		April 10, 1986 (#86000707)	Roughly bounded by Herrontown, River, Princeton-Kingston Rds., and lots west of Princeton	Princeton
44	Rudolph V. Kuser Estate	Rudolph V. Kuser Estate	August 24, 1979 (#79001501)	315 W. State St.	Trenton
45	Lake Carnegie Historic District		June 28, 1990 (#90001000)	Roughly bounded by Lake Carnegie shoreline from Conrail bridge at west end to dam west of Kingston at east end	Princeton
46	Lawrence Township Historic District	Lawrence Township Historic District	September 14, 1972 (#72000799)	Lawrenceville and vicinity N, including both sides of U.S. 206	Lawrenceville
47	Lawrenceville School		February 24, 1986 (#86000158)	Main St.	Lawrenceville
48	Ichabod Leigh House	Ichabod Leigh House	March 4, 1975 (#75001139)	Pennington-Rocky Hill Rd.	Hopewell
49	Thomas Maddock's Sons Company	Thomas Maddock's Sons Company	March 14, 2008 (#08000178)	American Metro Boulevard	Hamilton Township	Sanitary pottery manufacturing plant built 1924-25
50	Mansion House		February 6, 1973 (#73001112)	Cadwalader Park	Trenton
51	Maybury Hill	Maybury Hill	November 11, 1971 (#71000502)	346 Snowden Lane	Princeton
52	Mercer Street Friends Center	Mercer Street Friends Center	August 12, 1971 (#71000505)	151 Mercer St.	Trenton
53	Mill Hill Historic District	Mill Hill Historic District	December 12, 1977 (#77000880)	Roughly bounded by Clay, Jackson, Front, Market, Broad, and Greenwood Sts.	Trenton
54	Morven		January 25, 1971 (#71000503)	55 Stockton St.	Princeton
55	Mott School and Second Street School	Mott School and Second Street School	April 15, 1986 (#86000809)	Centre and 643-645 Second Sts.	Trenton
56	Mount Rose Distillery	Mount Rose Distillery	December 12, 1996 (#96001471)	Address Restricted	Hopewell
57	Mountain Avenue Historic District		February 2, 1995 (#94001604)	73-143 Mountain Ave.	Princeton
58	Nassau Hall, Princeton University		October 15, 1966 (#66000465)	Princeton University campus	Princeton
59	Old Barracks	Old Barracks	January 25, 1971 (#71000506)	S. Willow St.	Trenton
60	Old Eagle Tavern	Old Eagle Tavern	November 3, 1972 (#72000801)	431, 433 S. Broad St.	Trenton
61	Old Ryan Farm	Old Ryan Farm	September 10, 1971 (#71000507)	Federal City Rd.	Trenton
62	Isaac Pearson House	Isaac Pearson House	February 1, 2006 (#05001568)	Hobson Ave. at Emiline Ave.	Hamilton Township
63	Pennington Railroad Station	Pennington Railroad Station	December 31, 1974 (#74001170)	Corner of Franklin and Green Ave.	Pennington
64	Penns Neck Baptist Church	Penns Neck Baptist Church	December 28, 1989 (#89002160)	US 1 at Princeton-Hightstown Rd.	Penns Neck
65	Pennsylvania Railroad Bridge	Pennsylvania Railroad Bridge	June 6, 1979 (#79001502)	Spans Delaware River	Trenton
66	Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Freight Station		May 14, 1979 (#79001503)	260 N. Willow St.	Trenton
67	Joseph Phillips Farm	Joseph Phillips Farm	May 2, 1977 (#77000879)	North of Titusville on Hunter Rd.	Titusville	Started by Joseph Phillips in 1732, now the Howell Living History Farm, which operates and preserves it as it was in 1900
68	Pleasant Valley Historic District		June 14, 1991 (#91000676)	Centered on jct. of Pleasant Valley Rd. with Woodens Ln. and Hunter Rd., Hopewell and West Amwell Twps.	Lambertville
69	President's House (aka Maclean House)	President's House (aka Maclean House)	July 17, 1971 (#71000504)	Nassau St.	Princeton
70	Princeton Battlefield		October 15, 1966 (#66000466)	Princeton Battlefield State Park • Boundary increase (listed October 10, 1989, refnum 89000761): Roughly Quaker Rd. from Stockton Rd. to Stony Brook	Princeton
71	Princeton Historic District	Princeton Historic District	June 27, 1975 (#75001143)	Irregular pattern between Lytle St. and Haslet Ave. from Lovers Lane to Olden Sts.	Princeton
72	Princeton Ice Company		August 28, 2007 (#07000874)	57 Mountain Ave.	Princeton
73	Prospect		February 4, 1985 (#85002434)	Princeton University campus	Princeton
74	Roebling Machine Shop		September 4, 1997 (#97000932)	675 S. Clinton Ave.	Trenton	Oldest surviving building in the Roebling complex, built innovative wire rope making machines
75	John A. Roebling's Sons Company, Trenton N.J., Block 3		August 22, 2012 (#12000528)	Bounded by Hamilton Ave., Clark, Elmer, & E. Canal Sts.	Trenton	Northern portion of Roebling complex, built wire for North Sea Mine Barrage, Golden Gate Bridge, among other structures
76	John Rogers House	John Rogers House	January 31, 1978 (#78001770)	South of Princeton on S. Post Rd.	West Windsor
77	Sacred Heart Church	Sacred Heart Church	May 2, 2002 (#02000434)	343 S. Broad St.	Trenton
78	Samuel Sloan House	Samuel Sloan House	March 28, 1974 (#74001168)	238 S. Main St.	Hightstown
79	Smith-Ribsam House	Smith-Ribsam House	June 9, 1988 (#88000722)	45 Pine Knoll Dr.	Eldridge Park
80	Somerset Roller Mills	Somerset Roller Mills	November 19, 1974 (#74001171)	NJ 29	Titusville
81	St. Michael's Episcopal Church		April 29, 1982 (#82003280)	140 N. Warren St.	Trenton
82	State House District	State House District	August 27, 1976 (#76001161)	Roughly bounded by Capitol Plaza, Willow, State and Lafayette Sts. • Boundary increase (listed April 2, 1992, refnum 92000295): W. State St. south side, west of New Jersey State House	Trenton
83	Israel Stevens House	Israel Stevens House	March 15, 2005 (#05000176)	2167 Brunswick Ave.	Lawrence
84	Stockton Street Historic District	Stockton Street Historic District	November 25, 2005 (#05001331)	126-136 Stockton St., 219-237 Rogers Ave.	Hightstown
85	Stokely-Van Camp Industrial Complex	Stokely-Van Camp Industrial Complex	March 11, 1983 (#83001603)	Lalor Street at Stokely Ave.	Trenton
86	Joseph Stout House	Joseph Stout House	October 29, 1974 (#74001169)	Province Line Rd.	Hopewell
87	Titusville Historic District	Titusville Historic District	March 17, 1983 (#83001604)	River Dr.	Titusville
88	William Trent House		April 15, 1970 (#70000388)	539 S. Warren St.	Trenton
89	Trenton and Mercer County War Memorial-Soldiers' and Sailors' Memorial Building	Trenton and Mercer County War Memorial-Soldiers' and Sailors' Memorial Building	December 11, 1986 (#86003480)	W. Lafayette St.	Trenton
90	Trenton Battle Monument		May 6, 1977 (#77000881)	Warren and Broad Sts.	Trenton
91	Trenton City Hall	Trenton City Hall	January 30, 1978 (#78001771)	309 State St.	Trenton
92	Trenton City/Calhoun Street Bridge		November 20, 1975 (#75001621)	Spans Delaware River between Morrisville, PA and Trenton, NJ	Trenton
93	Trenton Ferry Historic District	Trenton Ferry Historic District	June 26, 2013 (#13000355)	Roughly bounded by South Broad and Federal Streets, the Delaware River and the Amtrak Northeast Corridor	Trenton	Working class urban mixed-use neighborhood of row houses, duplexes, churches, and commercial buildings
94	Trenton Friends Meeting House	Trenton Friends Meeting House	April 30, 2008 (#08000362)	142 E. Hanover St.	Trenton
95	Trenton Jewish Community Center Bath House and Day Camp	Trenton Jewish Community Center Bath House and Day Camp	February 23, 1984 (#84002730)	999 Lower Ferry Rd.	Ewing Township
96	Tusculum	Tusculum	January 5, 1978 (#78003171)	North of Princeton on Cherry Hill Rd.	Princeton
97	U.S. Post Office and Courthouse	U.S. Post Office and Courthouse	May 24, 2012 (#12000309)	402 E. State St.	Trenton
98	University Cottage Club		November 19, 1999 (#99001315)	51 Prospect Ave.	Princeton
99	Col. John Van Cleve Homestead	Col. John Van Cleve Homestead	February 16, 1983 (#83001605)	Northwest of Pennington on Poor Farm Rd.	Hopewell Township
100	Jeremiah Vandyke House	Jeremiah Vandyke House	March 29, 1978 (#78001769)	Featherbed Lane	Hopewell
101	Washington Crossing State Park	Washington Crossing State Park	October 15, 1966 (#66000650)	Titusville, New Jersey, on the Delaware River	Titusville
102	Washington Road Elm Allée		January 14, 1999 (#98001571)	Washington Rd., bet. the Penns Neck Circle and The D&R Canal	West Windsor
103	Isaac Watson House		January 21, 1974 (#74001173)	151 Westcott St.	Hamilton Township
104	John Welling House	John Welling House	March 14, 1973 (#73001110)	Curlis Ave. at Birch St.	Pennington	Rare example of a Dutch clapboard and shingle house
105	West Trenton Station		June 22, 1984 (#84004031)	Sullivan Way	West Trenton	part of the Operating Passenger Railroad Stations TR
106	John White House	John White House	January 29, 1973 (#73001108)	1 mile (1.6 km) north of Lawrenceville on Cold Soil Rd.	Lawrenceville
107	Windsor Historic District	Windsor Historic District	April 10, 1992 (#88001710)	Roughly bounded by properties along Main St. and Church St.	Robbinsville
108	Witherspoon Street School for Colored Children	Witherspoon Street School for Colored Children	March 9, 2005 (#05000125)	35 Quarry St.	Princeton
109	Jeremiah Woolsey House		January 27, 1975 (#75001140)	Southwest of Pennington on Washington Crossing Rd.	Hopewell Township	Dutch Colonial house built 1765. Jeremiah Woolsey served as a commissioner to recruit men to serve in the Continental Army during the American Revolution.

Former listings

	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed	Date removed	Location	City or town	Summary
1	Princessville Inn	Princessville Inn	June 27, 1980 (#80002497)	June 11, 1982	E of Lawrenceville at 3510 Princeton Pike	Lawrence Township	Burned down, adjacent cemetery is extant