Princessville, New Jersey
Princessville is an unincorporated community located within Lawrence Township in Mercer County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[2] It was home to the Colonial era Princessville Inn, formerly listed on the National Register of Historic Places, which burned down in 1982. A cemetery still exists on Princeton Pike that dates to 1843 when the inn donated land for a Methodist Episcopal congregation. The church relocated in 1890 and was replaced by one built by local African-American families, which was destroyed by a hurricane in 1950. The Baker-Brearley House, a National Register of Historic Places listed home that houses the Lawrence Historical Society, is located down Meadow Road past the cemetery.[3] The area immediately to the south is occupied by a corporate office park adjacent to the interchange between Princeton Pike and Interstate 295. The area to the north is largely rural.
Princessville, New Jersey | |
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The Princessville Cemetery, with graves dating from 1843-1921 | |
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| Coordinates: 40°17′33″N 74°42′28″W / 40.29250°N 74.70778°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Mercer |
| Township | Lawrence |
| Elevation | 82 ft (25 m) |
| GNIS feature ID | 879489[1] |
References edit
- ^ a b "Princessville". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed January 9, 2015.
- ^ Halvorsen, John. "Cemeteries of Lawrence" (PDF). Lawrence Historical Society.