Look here for links to information about local historic sites not covered on other pages of this site.
These resources include a wide range of sites and buildings:
Princeton Office of Historic Preservation: includes links to maps and additional information on historic sites and districts
Historic American Buildings Survey/Historic American Engineering Record/Historic American Landscapes Survey, from the Library of Congress. Specific link for Princeton information includes 27 Princeton buildings or locations: Princeton Theological Seminary, Borough Hall, Princeton University Library, Guernsey Hall (PU), Thomas F. Potter House (PU), Princeton Bank & Trust, Alexander Hall (PU), Dean's House (PU), First Presbyterian Church, Drumthwacket, Colonel Jacob Hyer House, Professor John Breckenridge House, Gulick Hudge Scott House, 20 Alexander Street, 29 Alexander Street, Thomas Olden House, Morven, John Witherspoon House, Barn and Springhouse, Bainbridge House, General Mercer House, John Golden House, Nassau Inn, Nassau Hall (PU), Stony Bridge, Stony Brook Quaker Meetinghouse. Searching Mercer County gives almost same results. Note: After result 307, Princeton results may not be Princeton, New Jersey.
Historic Preservation in Princeton Township, from the Wayback Machine of the Internet Archive. An older brochure/webpage from the Princeton Township website.
Green Oval Tour, Historical Society of Princeton.
Historic Sites, Historical Society of Princeton. Brief general information about multiple sites including a photo for Bainbridge House, Nassau Hall, Morven, Maclean House, Thomas Clark House, Beatty House, Alexander Hall, Drumthwacket, Nassau Presbyterian Church, Alexander Street, Joseph Henry House, Witherspoon Street Presbyterian Church, Einstein House, Prospect House, Woodrow Wilson Houses, Grover Cleveland House, Mt. Pisgah AME Church, Paul Robeson Birthplace, Battle Monument, University Chapel and Palmer Square.
History of Princeton and Its Institutions by John Frelinghuysen Hageman (1878), available as a free ebook on Google Books. Includes information about houses and landmarks as well as people and events.
Philadelphia Architects and Buildings:
Princeton (Township of). Brief information about 19 Princeton residences, many designed by Philadelphia architects. Entries may include chronology and references, as well as links to architect information. Photos included for some.
Princeton Borough. Brief information about 101 Princeton buildings, many designed by Philadelphia architects. Entries may include chronology and references, as well as links to architect information. Photos included for some. Included are University buildings as well as personal residences for Princeton Borough.
Revolutionary War Sites in New Jersey, many Princeton sites
The Report of the Princeton Architectural Survey (1981). Available in print in the Princeton Room. A report on individual properties, including descriptions of houses.
Princeton has a long history of moving houses and buildings from one part of town to another. You can start to learn more using the resources below.
"Moved Buildings in Princeton," a past exhibition at The Historical Society of Princeton. The accompanying article is not available online but can be found in Princeton Magazine, volume 15, 1998, by Susanne Hand, in print at the Princeton Public Library.
"Moved Buildings" by Ilene Dube from Princeton Magazine
"The House that Max Moved, Princeton Tradition Continues," by Linda Arntzenius from Town Topics, January 7, 2007.
NJ DEP- Historic Preservation Office, New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places. Princeton begins on page 8. Information includes address and ID#.
National Registry of Historic Places Inventory sheet
"Drumthwacket is Rich in History, Artifacts," by Hanah Cho, South Coast Today, December 30, 2001.
Drumthwacket, Italianate Garden, Historical American Buildings Survey
Drumthwacket: The Official Residence of the Governor of New Jersey
See also the People page of this website for more on New Jersey's Governors
National Registry of Historic Places, a 43 page Inventory/Nomination form
National Archives Catalog, a 73 page Inventory/Nomination form
National register of Historic Places, a 30 page Inventory/Nomination form, with photos
Green Oval Tour, Historical Society of Princeton
National Register of Historic Places, Lake Carnegie, a 22 page registration form
National Register of Historic Places, University Cottage Club, a 19 page registration form
National Archives Catalog, New Jersey SP Lake Carnegie Historic District
The President’s of the United States: Westland, National Park Service
Our Honored Ex-President, Grover Cleveland with his Family at Home, Princeton, N.J. From the Robert Dennis Collection of Stereoscopic Views, Photography Collection, Miriam & Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints & Photographs, The New York Public Library.
Westland, Home of Grover Cleveland, Princeton N.J. 1903 photo, the Detroit Publishing Company; from American Memory at the Library of Congress.
National Register of Historic Places Inventory Registration Form
Wikipedia entry, take a look at the References and External Links
This section specifically addresses the architecture of the campus. More information on the University and its buildings can be found on the Schools, Walking Tours, Photograph & Film Collections, and other pages of this website.
An Architectural Sketch of the University. Source unknown. From the files of Robert J. Clark. Information only available through the Wayback Machine of the Internet Archive, which allows researchers to locate older, archived versions of websites.
"Architecture and the Setting" by Donald Drew Egbert. From "The Modern Princeton", by Charles Osgood, et al, Princeton, Princeton University Press, 1947, page 86
"Architecture of American Colleges, III - Princeton," by Montgomery Schuyler in Architectural Record, volume 27, no 2 (February 1910), pages 140-160
"The Clubhouses of a Great University, The New Homes of Some of the Upper-Class Clubs at Princeton," by John Rogers Williams. Originally published in Indoors and Out, volume 1, no 3 (December 1905), pages 121-128. Includes text and photos for Ivy, Cottage, Tiger Inn, and Elm.
"On the Campus: Princeton University" by Professor Allan Marquand, originally published in The Cosmopolitan (NYC), April 1890, volume 8, pages 733-745.
"Princeton: A Typical American University Town and Its Beautiful Architecture," by Howard Crosby Butler. Originally published in Indoors and Out, volume 1, no 3 (December 1905), pages 103-120. Includes many photos of University buildings as well as residences of leading townspeople and professors, such as Moses Taylor Pyne, Professors Fine, West, Neher, Wyckoff, plus J.B. Carter, W.U. Vreeland, Robert Garnet, H.C. Bunn, and Jesse Lynch Williams.
Princeton: America's Campus by W. Barksdale Maynard, University Park, PA: Pennsylvania State University Press, 2012. A large section of this book is available freely on Google Books.
Princeton Campus Building Highlights. Old style database of campus buildings with basic information, images and links to online documents, if available, for each.
A Princeton Companion by Alexander Leitch, the quintessential work on Princeton University, its people and its campus including buildings and institutions. Published by Princeton University Press, 1978. Index begins on page 553.
"The Spires of Princeton University: An Architectural Tour of the Campus" by Laurel M. Cantor. Available through the Wayback Machine of the Internet Archive, which allows researchers to locate older, archived versions of websites.
Princeton University, Library, Historic American Buildings Survey
Chancellor Green Library, photo from the Princeton University Archives
FitzRandolph Gateway: Thanks to the Class of 1970, FitzRandolph Gateway is Open for Community and Students, by Jennifer Gennari Shepherd, Princeton Patron Magazine, date unknown.
From Princetoniana
"Through the Gates: The Myth Surrounding FitzRandolph Gate", by Nick Donnoli, May 30, 2017
"Can FitzRandolph Descendants Attend Princeton University for Free?", from an FAQ from Seeley Mudd Library, Princeton University, newsletter.
Graduate College Picture Album, from the Wayback Machine of the Internet Archive, includes a virtual tour with photos
Current information about the Graduate College here
"A Study in Scholastic Architecture: The Graduate College Group of Princeton University by C. Matlack Price. Originally published in The Architectural Record, v.35, no. 1, pages 1-27 (January 1914). Can be found in Google Books and also here.
Princetoniana Museum
Princeton and the telescope, Princeton Alumni Weekly
https://universityarchives.princeton.edu/2018/12/this-week-in-princeton-history-for-december-3-9/
https://sova.si.edu/record/aag.whi/ref128?t=W&q=princeton+new+jersey
Historic American Buildings Survey (see link under the General Section above)
Historic Sites, Historical Society of Princeton
Maclean, John House, from A Princeton Companion. Digital copy available here.
Signers of the Declaration: President's House (National Park Service)
Princetoniana Little Book Series: President’s House, downloadable PDF.
National Registry of Historic Places, Registration Form, 5 pages
Crossroads of the American Revolution, Ten Crucial Days
Green Oval Tour, Historical Society of Princeton
Slavery at President’s House, from the Princeton & Slavery project
Nassau Hall: Princeton University Historic Landmark by William K. Selden. Full-text PDF available from the Wayback Machine of the Internet Archive.
Battle of Princeton, 1777 (from the Virtual Orange Key Tour, Princeton University). Link from the Wayback Machine of the Internet Archive. Includes a photograph of the dent left on Nassau Hall by a cannonball.
A Brief History of the Architecture of Nassau Hall, University Archives
Nassau Hall, Princetoniana
The Fire of 1802 and Latrobe’s Nassau Hall, Princetoniana Museum
“The Burning of Nassau Hall in 1855,” an undergraduate composition by Granville Wilcox, Princeton University Class of 1856. Originally published in Princeton Alumni Weekly, March 31, 1915. From the Wayback Machine of the Internet Archive.
“By the Numbers: Nassau Hall” Originally published in Princeton Weekly Bulletin, November 12, 2001. From the Wayback Machine of the Internet Archive.
Colonials and Patriots, Nassau Hall, National Park Service, Survey of Historic Sites and Buildings. From the Wayback Machine of the Internet Archive
Green Oval Tour, Nassau Hall and Nassau Street, Historical Society of Princeton
Historic Sites, Historical Society of Princeton
“Evolution of Nassau Hall: Nearly Two Centuries of Cultural and Political History Exemplified in the Present Building,” by Thomas Jefferson Werterbaker. Original published in Princeton Alumni Weekly, vol. XXXV, no. 10, November 30, 1934. From the Wayback Machine of the Internet Archive.
Nassau Hall, Historic American Buildings Survey
National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination Form
Nassau Hall Burnt Down!! The Princeton Press, March 16, 1855. Available through the Papers of Princeton.
Nassau Hall Iconography, Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library, Princeton University
"Nassau Hall, Princeton, New Jersey" (John T. Faris, Historic Shrines of America; 1918). Full text available via Project Gutenberg.
“Nassau Hall, Princeton, New Jersey” by Sean Wilentz. From American Places: Encounters with History by William E. Lauchtenburg, Oxford University Press, 2000. From the Wayback Machine of the Internet Archive.
Princeton Sketches: the Story of Nassau Hall, by George R. Wallace, New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1893
Prospect House, Princeton University
Historic Sites, Historical Society of Princeton
Stanhope Hall and the Center for African American Studies, part of the Little Book Series, full text PDF available to download.
Stanhope Hall, Princeton University
Stanhope Hall, Princetoniana Museum. Detailed history here.
American Whig-Cliosophic Society at Princeton University
“Before Temples Were Built”, 250 Years at Princeton. From the Wayback Machine of the Internet Archive.
Quadrangle: Panoramic Photo. A 1904 and a 1905 photograph by R.H. Rose & Son, from the Library of Congress
Preservation Tech Notes, Masonry Number 4: Non-Destructive Evaluation Techniques for Masonry
Explanation of a project to evaluate deterioration of the masonry of Whig Hall and recommend repairs. From the National Park Service's Technical Preservation Services for Historic Buildings. From the Wayback Machine of the Internet Archive.
These are some additional notable locations, although not an exhaustive list. Information about these and many other buildings and locations can also be found in the sources in the General section above and the other sections of this database, including within the Walking Tours.
Bainbridge House, New Jersey Historic Trust
The Bainbridge House, Ten Crucial Days
Bainbridge House, Princeton University Facilities
Historic Sites, Historical Society of Princeton
“Princeton Battle Monument, the History of the Monument," a record of the ceremonies attending its unveiling, and the account of the Battle of Princeton” Princeton University Press, 1922.
Green Oval Tour, Historical Society of Princeton
"The Little Engine That Can," New York Times, March 31,2002
From Wikipedia, very good list of external resources at the end of the story
Guernsey Hall, Historical American Buildings Survey
Marquand Park: History, from the Wayback Machine of the Internet Archive, information from an old Princeton Township website
Signers of the Declaration: Maybury Hill, National Park Service
Historic Sites. Historical Society of Princeton
Historic American Buildings Survey: Morven
Historic American Buildings Survey: Morven, Icehouse
"Morven and the Stocktons" (Thomas Allen Glenn, Some Colonial Mansions and Those Who Lived in Them; 1899 ) Book no longer available online.
"Morven, the Stockton Homestead, Princeton, New Jersey" (Marion Harland, More Colonial Homesteads and Their Stories; 1899). Available on Google Books
Signers of the Declaration: Morven, National Park Service
“The Stockton Mansion, at Princeton.” Article from Appleton’s Journal, vol. 14, no. 353, page (December 25, 1875)
New Jersey SP Morven, National Archives
National Register of Historic Places Inventory, Nomination Form
Green Oval Tour, Historical Society of Princeton
See also the People page of this website for more on New Jersey's Governors
National Archives Catalog: New Jersey SP Mountain Avenue Historic District
Explore Our History, from an older Nassau Inn website, from the Wayback Machine of the Internet Archive.
From the Archives: St. Patrick’s Day photo in from of Nassau Inn (Princeton Alumni Weekly, March 8, 2000). From the Wayback Machine of the Internet Archive.
Nassau Inn, Historic American Buildings Survey, two photos
Palmer House (from A Princeton Companion). From the Wayback Machine of the Internet Archive.
Palmer House history
Palmer House in Business after Two-Year Renovation, by Emily Gopstein, The Daily Princetonian, March 31, 2000
Historic Sites, Historical Society of Princeton
(including Addendum, Stony Brook Village Historic District and SBVH Boundary Increase and SBVH and Additional Documentation)
See also MAPS Section
Princeton Battle Monument, Princeton University Press, 1922
Battle of Princeton Mapping Project, Report of Military Analysis and Battle Narrative, Princeton, NJ. Prepared for the Princeton BAttlefield Society by John Milner Associates, Inc., September 2010
National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form
New Jersey SP Princeton Battlefield Historic District, National Archives Catalog
New Jersey NHL Princeton Battlefield, National Archives Catalog
Ten Crucial Days, Crossroads of the American Revolution
See also names of specific buildings
National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Forms
New Jersey SP Princeton Historic District, National Archives Catalog
New Jersey SP Princeton Ice Company, National Archives Catalog
Princeton Inn College, from A Princeton Companion
Sheldon House, Mercer Hill Historic District Association
Notes on Sheldon House, Historical Society of Princeton
Historic American Buildings Survey
Signers of the Declaration: Tusculum, National Park Service
“Princeton Manse Comes with Walking Privileges,” Slide show, Wall Street Journal, May 5, 2008
National Register of HIstoric Places Inventory Nomination Form
New Jersey SP Tusculum, National Archives Catalog
Green Oval Tour, Historical Society of Princeton
Currently the home of the Historical Society of Princeton
Ten Crucial Days, Crossroads of the American Revolution
Green Oval Tour, Historical Society of Princeton
New Jersey SP Washington Road Elm Allee, National Archives Catalog
Wyman House (A Princeton Companion)