National Historic Landmark - Walt Whitman's House

National Historic Landmark - Walt Whitman's House

From 1884 until his death, this two story, plain frame house was the home of Walt Whitman (1819-1892), the --Poet of Democracy--.

Whitman is best remembered for his --Leaves of Grass-- whose great merit was ...

National Historic Landmark - William Trent House

National Historic Landmark – William Trent House

Built in 1719 by a Scottish merchant, this red brick with white trim structure is a distinguished example of an early Georgian house designed in the Queen Anne style.

The house has a handsome simplicity ...

National Historic Landmark - President's House

National Historic Landmark - President's House

Erected in 1756, this two story, brick structure was the official residence of Princeton's president until 1879.

John Witherspoon, who occupied this Georgian house from 1768 to 1779, was a delegate to the Continental Congress and ...

National Historic Landmark- Abel and Mary Nicholson House

National Historic Landmark - Abel and Mary Nicholson House

This house is a remarkably intact example of Delaware Valley patterned brick architecture, an early Mid-Atlantic building tradition.

The essential characteristic of this style is exterior decoration in vitrified brick.

Laid as headers, the ...

National Historic Landmark - Francis Hopkinson House

National Historic Landmark - Francis Hopkinson House

From 1774 until his death, this brick house was the residence of Francis Hopkinson (1737-1791), a signer of the Declaration of Independence, lawyer, author, and composer.

National Historic Landmark - Joseph Henry House

National Historic Landmark - Joseph Henry House

This was the home of Joseph Henry (1797-1878), who did important research in the field of electromagnetism and served as the first Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution (1846-78) and President of the National Academy ...

National Historic Landmark - T. Thomas Fortune House

National Historic Landmark - T. Thomas Fortune House

From 1901 to 1915, this was the home of T. Thomas Fortune, the crusading Black journalist, who articulated the cause of Black rights in his newspapers at the turn of the 20th century.

National Historic Landmark - Pietro and Maria Botto House

National Historic Landmark - Pietro and Maria Botto House

On January 27, 1913, 800 workers at one of the largest silk mills in the silk manufacturing capital of the country walked off the job, in a dispute over job security, low ...

National Historic Landmark - John Ballantine House

National Historic Landmark - John Ballantine House

One of the very few completely documented 19th-century -palaces--, this building (1884) vividly evokes a picture of Victorian life of the wealthy.

Built for a member of the Ballantine family, whose brewery in Newark was ...

National Historic Landmark - Mabel Dodge Luhan House

National Historic Landmark - Mabel Dodge Luhan House

This was the home of Mabel Ganson Evans Dodge Stern Luhan (1879-1962), an important paton of the arts.

For 40 years, Mabel Dodge Luhan nurtured the famous artistic community that centered on her Taos ...