Princeton Historic District (Princeton, New Jersey)

Princeton Historic District
Historic residential architecture in the district
Princeton Historic District (Princeton, New Jersey) is located in Mercer County, New Jersey
Princeton Historic District (Princeton, New Jersey)
Map of the Princeton Historic District
Princeton Historic District (Princeton, New Jersey) is located in New Jersey
Princeton Historic District (Princeton, New Jersey)
Princeton Historic District (Princeton, New Jersey) (New Jersey)
Princeton Historic District (Princeton, New Jersey) is located in the United States
Princeton Historic District (Princeton, New Jersey)
Princeton Historic District (Princeton, New Jersey) (the United States)
LocationIrregular pattern between Lytle St. and Haslet Ave. from Lovers Lane to Olden Sts., Princeton, New Jersey
Coordinates40°20′55.4″N 74°39′33.6″W / 40.348722°N 74.659333°W / 40.348722; -74.659333
Area370 acres (150 ha)
Built1756 (Nassau Hall)
ArchitectMultiple
Architectural styleMid-19th-Century Revival, Late Victorian, Colonial
NRHP reference No.75001143
NJRHP No.1741[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJune 27, 1975
Designated NJRHPOctober 29, 1973

The Princeton Historic District is a 370-acre (150 ha) historic district located in Princeton, New Jersey that was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1975. It stretches from Marquand Park in the west to the Eating Clubs in the East, from the Princeton Cemetery in the north to the Graduate College in the south. The district encompasses the core parts of the campuses of the Princeton Theological Seminary and Princeton University. It also includes the business district centered on Nassau Street and many historic homes, both mansions in the western section and more humble dwellings in the Witherspoon/Jackson neighborhood. Notable churches within the district include Nassau Presbyterian Church, Trinity Episcopal, Nassau Christian Center, and the Princeton University Chapel. The district is home to seven of Princeton's nine, and New Jersey's fifty-eight, National Historic Landmarks, the largest concentration of such sites in the state.

  1. ^ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places — Mercer County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection — Historic Preservation Office. April 5, 2013. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 16, 2013. Retrieved June 4, 2013.

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