Lawrence Township Historic District Explained
| Lawrence Township Historic District |
| Nrhp Type: | hd |
| Nocat: | yes |
| Location: | Lawrenceville and vicinity, including both sides of U.S. 206. |
| Coordinates: | 40.3003°N -74.72°W |
| Architecture: | Colonial, Georgian, Federal, Victorian, and Mid 19th Century Revivals. |
| Added: | September 14, 1972 |
| Refnum: | 72000799 |
| Designated Other1 Name: | New Jersey Register of Historic Places |
| Designated Other1 Abbr: | NJRHP |
| Designated Other1 Link: | New Jersey Register of Historic Places |
| Designated Other1 Date: | July 31, 1972 |
| Designated Other1 Number: | 1717[1] |
| Designated Other1 Num Position: | bottom |
| Designated Other1 Color: | - ffc94b
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The Lawrence Township Historic District is a 550acres 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.[2]
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.[2]
See also
Further reading
- Web site: Main Street Historic District . . lawrencetwp.com/index.html . Township of Lawrence . January 27, 2015.
- Web site: About Lawrence Township . . thelhs.org/ . Lawrence Historical Society . January 27, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160124083803/http://www.thelhs.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=59:about-lawrence-township&catid=53:lawrence&Itemid=73 . January 24, 2016 . dead . mdy-all .
- Web site: Our History . . pclawrenceville.org/ . The Presbyterian Church of Lawrenceville . January 27, 2015.
- Web site: Lawrenceville History . . lawrencevillemainstreet.com/index.htm . Lawrenceville Main Street, Inc. . January 27, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150119054047/http://www.lawrencevillemainstreet.com/about/history.htm . 2015-01-19 . dead .
- Web site: School History . . lawrenceville.org/index.aspx . Lawrenceville School . January 27, 2015.
- Web site: The Fathers Building Then and Now . . October 11, 2013 . lawrenceville.org/index.aspx . Lawrenceville School . January 27, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160124083803/http://www.lawrenceville.org/news/item/index.aspx?LinkId=8298&ModuleId=53 . 2016-01-24 . dead .
Notes and References
- Web site: New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Mercer County . New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection – Historic Preservation Office . 8 . December 20, 2022 .
- Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=72000799}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Lawrence Township Historic District ]. National Park Service. Greiff . Constance . Blake . Channing . September 1971 . With
