A few miles north-east of Trenton lies the small town of Princeton, which owes its international reputation to its university and associated research institutes, including the Institute for Advanced Study, where Albert Einstein carried out his final work. The university, founded in 1946 as the College of New Jersey in Elizabeth, moved to Princeton in 1756. With Harvard and Yale it belongs to the "Ivy League" of prestigious universities in the north-east United States. Features of particular interest include the building of the Woodrow Wilson School for political science, built in 1965 to plans by Minoru Yamasaki, the Nassau Hall, the Marquand Chapel and the H.S. Firestone library.
Bainbridge House was completed in 1766 and is one of the oldest surviving buildings in Princeton. The house serves as the headquarters of the Historical Society of Princeton. It was the birthplace of Commodore William Bainbridge, a commander of the USS Constitution during the War of 1812.
The interior of Bainbridge House contains almost 70% of the original interior woodwork.
Opera Festival of New Jersey performs both classic and modern repertory each summer. Opera Festival also presents informative lectures and pre-opera talks to enhance the opera medium. A children's opera tour is held each year.
Rockingham is believed to have been built between 1702 and 1710. Possibly built by the Higgins family, the house was originally a two story, two frame house situated high on a rocky hillside above the river. This was Washington's headquarters August-November 1783 while the Continental Congress was in session in Princeton.
View of the Rockingham State Historic Site in Princeton.
Address: Rockingham State Historic Site, Box 496, Kingston, NJ 08528-0496, United States
Phone: 1 (609) 683-7132, Fax: 1 (609) 683-7136
Thomas Clarke House is a furnished Quaker farmhouse, built in 1770, and used as a hospital following the battle on January 3, 1777. American General Hugh Mercer died here of wounds suffered in the engagement. The house contains period furniture and Revolutionary War exhibits.
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Princeton University, Princeton
Princeton University, Princeton
Princeton University, Princeton
Princeton University, Princeton
Princeton University, Princeton
Rockingham State Historic Site, Princeton
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