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19 places in Princeton, New Jersey are on the National Register of Historic Places. Houses make up the largest group by what the buildings were for. 6 of the listings are historic districts rather than single buildings.

The earliest listing here is Grover Cleveland Home, added Oct 15, 1966.

Map

Coordinates come from the National Park Service National Register spatial data, or from Wikidata where the spatial data has no point. A point marks the record location and does not mean the place is open to visitors. Data refreshed October 17, 2026.

19
Listings
6
Historic districts
9
National Historic Landmarks
1966
First listing

Oldest on the register

First listedGrover Cleveland Home · Oct 15, 1966
Oldest construction datePresident's House · built 1756

Listing dates come from the National Register office's spreadsheet of listed properties. Construction years come from Wikidata, matched on reference number, and are on record for 2 of the 19 listings here. Data refreshed October 17, 2026.

Landmark · Mercer County
Cleveland, Grover, Home
National Historic LandmarkListed 1966
Landmark · Mercer County
Einstein, Albert, House
National Historic LandmarkListed 1976
Landmark · Mercer County
Henry, Joseph, House
National Historic LandmarkListed 1966
Landmark · Mercer County
Maybury Hill
National Historic LandmarkListed 1971

Historic districts

Styles that appear most

Georgian 2Colonial Revival 1Greek Revival 1Renaissance Revival 1

Style labels come from Wikidata and are on record for 5 of the 19 listings here. The count is the number of listings carrying each label. Data refreshed October 17, 2026.

Every listing

Grover Cleveland HomeNHL1966
Drumthwacket▾1975
Address
344 Stockton Rd., Princeton
Listed
Jun 10, 1975
Listed for
Landscape architecture, Commerce, Politics and government, Architecture
Significance
State
Also known as
Olden-Pyne Houses
Reference
75001142
Style
Greek Revival architecture
Contributing
2 buildings, 1 structure
Links
The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗Wikipedia ↗Directions ↗
Drumthwacket
Albert Einstein HouseNHL1976
Joseph Henry HouseNHL1966
Kingston Mill Historic District▾1986
Address
Roughly bounded by Herrontown, River, Princeton-Kingston Rds., and lots W of Princeton Twp., Princeton
Listed
Apr 10, 1986
Listed for
Industry, Engineering, Transportation, Exploration and settlement
Significance
Local
Reference
86000707
Links
The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗Wikipedia ↗Directions ↗
Kingston Mill Historic District
Lake Carnegie Historic District▾1990
Address
Roughly bounded by Lake Carnegie shoreline from Conrail bridge at W end to dam W of Kingston at E end, Princeton
Listed
Jun 28, 1990
Listed for
Landscape architecture, Entertainment and recreation
Significance
Local
Reference
90001000
Links
The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗Directions ↗
Maybury HillNHL1971
MorvenNHL1971
Mountain Avenue Historic District▾1995
Address
73--143 Mountain Ave., Princeton
Listed
Feb 2, 1995
Listed for
Architecture, Community planning
Significance
Local
Reference
94001604
Links
The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗Wikipedia ↗Directions ↗
Mountain Avenue Historic District
Nassau Hall, Princeton UniversityNHL1966
President's HouseNHL1971
Princeton Battlefield -Stony Brook Village Historic District (Boundary Increase)NHL1989
Princeton Historic District▾1975
Address
Irregular pattern between Lytle St. and Haslet Ave. from Lovers Lane to Olden Sts., Princeton
Listed
Jun 27, 1975
Listed for
Landscape architecture, Commerce, Transportation, Literature, Education, Politics and government, Architecture, Communications, Invention, Agriculture
Significance
Local
Also known as
See Also:Nassau Hall; Henry, Joseph, House; Morven; President`s H
Reference
75001143
Links
The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗Wikipedia ↗Directions ↗
Princeton Historic District
Princeton Historic District (Boundary Increase)▾2017
Address
62 Washington Rd., Princeton
Listed
Jul 31, 2017
Significance
Local
Also known as
Princeton Eating Clubs
Reference
100001395
Links
The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗Wikipedia ↗Directions ↗
Princeton Historic District (Boundary Increase)
Princeton Ice Company▾2007
Address
57 Mountain Ave., Princeton
Listed
Aug 28, 2007
Listed for
Commerce, Industry, Historical archaeology
Significance
Local
Also known as
Mountain Lakes Preserve
Reference
07000874
Links
The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗
ProspectNHL1985
John Rogers House▾1978
Address
S of Princeton on S. Post Rd., Princeton vicinity
Listed
Jan 31, 1978
Listed for
Architecture
Significance
Local
Reference
78001770
Contributing
1 building
Links
The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗Wikipedia ↗Directions ↗
Rogers, John, House
Tusculum▾1978
Address
N of Princeton on Cherry Hill Rd., Princeton
Listed
Jan 5, 1978
Listed for
Agriculture, Education, Politics and government, Architecture
Significance
Local
Reference
78003171
Built
1773
Links
The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗Wikipedia ↗Directions ↗
Tusculum
Witherspoon Street School for Colored Children▾2005
Address
35 Quarry St., Princeton
Listed
Mar 9, 2005
Listed for
Black heritage, Education
Significance
State
Also known as
Princeton Nursing Home
Reference
05000125
Style
Colonial Revival architecture
Contributing
1 building
Links
The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗Wikipedia ↗Directions ↗
Witherspoon Street School for Colored Children

Every listing here also appears on its county page for Mercer County.

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