1861, April 12 First guns are fired in Civil War at Union installation at Fort Sumter, South Carolina, over question of southern states' right to secede from the Union.

NEW JERSEY - Mercer County - Historic Districts

Berkeley Square Historic District (added 1980 - Mercer County - #80002499) Roughly bounded by W. State St., Parkside, Riverside, and Overbrook Aves., Trenton (259 acres, 104 buildings) Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering Architect, builder, or engineer: Weir,Eldridge G. Architectural Style: Bungalow/Craftsman, Late Victorian, Colonial Revival Area of Significance: Architecture, Community Planning And Development Period of Significance: 1875-1899, 1900-1924 Owner: Private Historic Function: Domestic Historic Sub-function: Single Dwelling Current Function: Domestic Current Sub-function: Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling Delaware and Raritan Canal ** (added 1973 - Mercer County - #73001105) Follows the Delaware River to Trenton, then E to New Brunswick, Trenton (0 acres, 20 buildings, 1 structure) Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Event Architect, builder, or engineer: Unknown Architectural Style: No Style Listed Area of Significance: Engineering, Transportation, Commerce Period of Significance: 1825-1849, 1850-1874, 1875-1899, 1900-1924 Owner: State Historic Function: Domestic, Transportation Historic Sub-function: Single Dwelling, Water-Related Current Function: Domestic, Landscape Current Sub-function: Park, Single Dwelling Harbourton Historic District (added 1974 - Mercer County - #74001167) Jct. of Harbourton/Rocktown Rd. and Harbourton/Mt. Airy Rd., Harbourton (70 acres, 7 buildings) Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering Architect, builder, or engineer: Unknown Architectural Style: No Style Listed Area of Significance: Architecture Period of Significance: 1750-1799, 1800-1824, 1825-1849 Owner: Private Historic Function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Religion Historic Sub-function: Department Store, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling Current Function: Domestic, Religion Current Sub-function: Religious Structure, Single Dwelling Jugtown Historic District (added 1987 - Mercer County - #86003670) Nassau and Harrison Sts., Harrison St. N, and Evelyn Pl., Princeton Borough (150 acres, 19 buildings) Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Architect, builder, or engineer: Unknown Architectural Style: Early Republic, Colonial, Colonial Revival Area of Significance: Architecture, Education, Commerce Period of Significance: 1750-1799, 1825-1849, 1900-1924 Owner: Private Historic Function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic Historic Sub-function: Single Dwelling Current Function: Domestic Current Sub-function: Single Dwelling Kingston Mill Historic District (added 1986 - Mercer County - #86000707) Roughly bounded by Herrontown, River, Princeton-Kingston Rds., and lots W of Princeton Twp., Princeton (490 acres, 16 buildings, 2 structures) Historic Significance: Person, Event, Architecture/Engineering Architect, builder, or engineer: Unknown Architectural Style: Federal, Late Victorian, Colonial Historic Person: Greenland,HEnry Area of Significance: Engineering, Transportation, Exploration/Settlement, Industry Period of Significance: 1650-1699, 1700-1749, 1750-1799, 1800-1824, 1825-1849, 1850-1874, 1875-1899 Owner: Private , Local Gov't Historic Function: Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction Historic Sub-function: Agricultural Outbuildings, Manufacturing Facility, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling Current Function: Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic Current Sub-function: Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling Lake Carnegie Historic District (added 1990 - Mercer County - #90001000) Roughly bounded by Lake Carnegie shoreline from Conrail bridge at W end to dam W of Kingston at E end, Princeton (2620 acres, 2 buildings, 3 structures) Historic Significance: Event Area of Significance: Entertainment/Recreation, Landscape Architecture Period of Significance: 1900-1924, 1925-1949 Owner: Private , Local Gov't , State Historic Function: Recreation And Culture, Transportation Historic Sub-function: Outdoor Recreation, Road-Related, Sport Facility Current Function: Recreation And Culture, Transportation Current Sub-function: Outdoor Recreation, Road-Related, Sport Facility Lawrence Township Historic District (added 1972 - Mercer County - #72000799) Also known as See Also:Lawrenceville School Lawrenceville and vicinity N, including both sides of U.S. 206, Lawrenceville (5500 acres, 45 buildings, 1 structure) Historic Significance: Person, Event, Architecture/Engineering Architect, builder, or engineer: Olmstead,Frederick Law, Peabody & Stearns Architectural Style: Federal, Colonial, Mid 19th Century Revival Historic Person: Wilder,Thornton Area of Significance: Architecture, Military, Literature, Transportation, Landscape Architecture Period of Significance: 1750-1799, 1800-1824, 1825-1849, 1850-1874, 1875-1899, 1925-1949 Owner: Private Historic Function: Domestic, Education Historic Sub-function: School, Single Dwelling Current Function: Domestic, Education Current Sub-function: School, Single Dwelling Lawrenceville School *** (added 1986 - Mercer County - #86000158) Also known as Lawrenceville School National Historic Landmark;See Also:Law Main St., Lawrenceville (177 acres, 13 buildings) Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering Architect, builder, or engineer: Olmsted,Fredick Law, Peabody & Stearns Architectural Style: Queen Anne, Other, Romanesque Area of Significance: Architecture Period of Significance: 1875-1899 Owner: Private Historic Function: Education Historic Sub-function: Educational Related Housing, School Current Function: Education Current Sub-function: Educational Related Housing, School Mill Hill Historic District (added 1977 - Mercer County - #77000880) Also known as See Also:Douglass House;Mercer Street Friends Center Roughly bounded by Clay, Jackson, Front, Market, Broad, and Greenwood Sts., Trenton (315 acres, 284 buildings, 2 structures, 1 object) Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Event Architect, builder, or engineer: Unknown Architectural Style: Queen Anne, Greek Revival, Second Empire Area of Significance: Architecture, Military, Commerce Period of Significance: 1750-1799, 1825-1849, 1850-1874, 1875-1899 Owner: Private , Local Gov't Historic Function: Commerce/Trade, Defense, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction Historic Sub-function: Battle Site, Business, Manufacturing Facility, Single Dwelling Current Function: Domestic Current Sub-function: Single Dwelling Mountain Avenue Historic District (added 1995 - Mercer County - #94001604) 73--143 Mountain Ave., Princeton (90 acres, 14 buildings) Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Architectural Style: Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements, Late Victorian, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals Area of Significance: Community Planning And Development, Architecture Period of Significance: 1825-1849, 1850-1874, 1875-1899, 1900-1924, 1925-1949 Owner: Private Historic Function: Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic Historic Sub-function: Agricultural Fields, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling Current Function: Domestic Current Sub-function: Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling Phillips, Joseph, Farm (added 1977 - Mercer County - #77000879) Also known as Howell Farm N of Titusville on Hunter Rd., Titusville (1250 acres, 2 buildings, 4 structures) Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Architect, builder, or engineer: Unknown Architectural Style: No Style Listed Area of Significance: Agriculture, Architecture Period of Significance: 1700-1749, 1800-1824, 1850-1874, 1875-1899, 1900-1924, 1925-1949 Owner: Local Gov't Historic Function: Domestic Historic Sub-function: Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling Current Function: Domestic, Recreation And Culture Current Sub-function: Museum, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Sport Facility Pleasant Valley Historic District (added 1991 - Mercer County - #91000676) Also known as See Also:Phillips, Joseph, Farm Centered on jct. of Pleasant Valley Rd. with Woodens Ln. and Hunter Rd., Hopewell and West Amwell Twps., Lambertville (15650 acres, 52 buildings, 7 structures) Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Information Potential, Event Architect, builder, or engineer: Unknown Architectural Style: Georgian, Other Area of Significance: Agriculture, Architecture, Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Exploration/Settlement Cultural Affiliation: Early American Period of Significance: 1700-1749, 1750-1799, 1800-1824, 1825-1849, 1850-1874, 1875-1899, 1900-1924, 1925-1949 Owner: Private , Local Gov't Historic Function: Agriculture/Subsistence Historic Sub-function: Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Processing Current Function: Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic Current Sub-function: Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Single Dwelling Princessville Inn (added 1982 - Mercer County - #80002497) E of Lawrenceville at 3510 Princeton Pike, Lawrenceville (34 acres, 1 building) Historic Significance: Event Area of Significance: Politics/Government Period of Significance: 1800-1824, 1850-1874, 1875-1899 Owner: Local Gov't Historic Function: Domestic Historic Sub-function: Hotel Current Function: Vacant/Not In Use Princeton Battlefield Historic District (Boundary Increase) ** (added 1989 - Mercer County - #89000761) Also known as Princeton Battlefield--Stony Brook Village Historic District Roughly Quaker Rd. from Stockton Rd. to Stony Brook, Princeton (2850 acres, 15 buildings, 3 structures) Historic Significance: Event Area of Significance: Military, Exploration/Settlement Period of Significance: 1650-1699, 1700-1749, 1750-1799 Owner: Private Historic Function: Defense, Domestic Historic Sub-function: Battle Site, Single Dwelling Current Function: Domestic, Education Current Sub-function: Research Facility, Single Dwelling Princeton Historic District (added 1975 - Mercer County - #75001143) Also known as See Also:Nassau Hall;Henry,Joseph,House;Morven;President`s H Irregular pattern between Lytle St. and Haslet Ave. from Lovers Lane to Olden Sts., Princeton (2250 acres) Historic Significance: Person, Architecture/Engineering, Event Architect, builder, or engineer: Multiple Architectural Style: Late Victorian, Colonial, Mid 19th Century Revival Historic Person: Multiple Significant Year: 1783, 1825, 1747 Area of Significance: Agriculture, Communications, Invention, Architecture, Education, Literature, Transportation, Politics/Government, Commerce, Landscape Architecture Period of Significance: 1700-1749, 1750-1799, 1825-1849 Owner: Private , Local Gov't Historic Function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Funerary, Transportation Historic Sub-function: Cemetery, College, Rail-Related, Water-Related Current Function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Funerary, Recreation And Culture, Transportation Current Sub-function: Cemetery, College, Monument/Marker, Rail-Related State House District ** (added 1976 - Mercer County - #76001161) Also known as See Also:State House Historic District (Boundary Increase) Roughly bounded by Capitol Plaza, Willow, State and Lafayette Sts., Trenton (250 acres, 54 buildings) Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Event Architect, builder, or engineer: Notman,John,et al. Architectural Style: Late Victorian, Beaux Arts, Greek Revival Area of Significance: Architecture, Military, Politics/Government Period of Significance: 1750-1799, 1825-1849, 1875-1899 Owner: Private , State Historic Function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Government Historic Sub-function: Capitol, College, Government Office, Single Dwelling Current Function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Government Current Sub-function: Capitol, College, Government Office, Multiple Dwelling State House Historic District (Boundary Increase) ** (added 1992 - Mercer County - #92000295) Also known as State House Annex;See Also:State House District W. State St. S side, W of New Jersey State House, Trenton (4 acres, 1 building) Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Event Architect, builder, or engineer: Kelly,Hugh A., Hunt,J. Osborne Architectural Style: Classical Revival Area of Significance: Architecture, Politics/Government Period of Significance: 1925-1949 Owner: State Historic Function: Education, Government, Recreation And Culture Historic Sub-function: Courthouse, Government Office, Library, Museum Current Function: Government Current Sub-function: Government Office Titusville Historic District (added 1983 - Mercer County - #83001604) River Dr., Titusville (820 acres, 100 buildings) Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Event Architectural Style: Greek Revival, Late Victorian, Other Area of Significance: Religion, Transportation, Architecture, Industry Period of Significance: 1825-1849, 1850-1874 Owner: Private Historic Function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Transportation Historic Sub-function: Manufacturing Facility, Rail-Related, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store Current Function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Religion Current Sub-function: Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling Windsor Historic District (added 1992 - Mercer County - #88001710) Roughly bounded by properties along Main St. and Church St., Windsor (570 acres, 62 buildings) Historic Significance: Event Area of Significance: Commerce, Transportation, Exploration/Settlement Period of Significance: 1825-1849, 1850-1874, 1875-1899, 1900-1924, 1925-1949 Owner: Private , Local Gov't Historic Function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Religion Historic Sub-function: Religious Structure, Single Dwelling Current Function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Religion Current Sub-function: Religious Structure, Single Dwelling

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