Lawrence Township Historic District

The Lawrence Township Historic District is a 550-acre (220 ha) historic district encompassing the community of Lawrenceville in Lawrence Township, Mercer County, New Jersey, United States. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 14, 1972 for its significance in architecture, landscape architecture, literature, military history, and transportation. The district includes 45 contributing buildings.^[3]

Lawrence Township Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
New Jersey Register of Historic Places
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Location	Lawrenceville and vicinity, including both sides of U.S. 206.
Coordinates	40°18′1″N 74°43′12″W
Area	550 acres (220 ha)
Architectural style	Colonial, Georgian, Federal, Victorian, and Mid 19th Century Revivals.
NRHP reference No.	72000799[1]
NJRHP No.	1717[2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	September 14, 1972
Designated NJRHP	July 31, 1972

Description

The district includes a number of buildings along US Route 206 (formerly King's Highway, as well as the Lincoln Highway), two early cemeteries associated with the Presbyterian Church of Lawrenceville (Est. 1697), and the Lawrenceville School. Prominent architects represented in the district include Peabody and Stearns, William Adams Delano, and Frederick Law Olmsted.^[3]

• 
  Presbyterian Church of Lawrenceville
• 
  Hamill House
• 
  Theophilus Phillips House

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Mercer County, New Jersey