Douglass House (Trenton, New Jersey) Explained

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Douglass House
Nrhp Type2:indcp
Partof:Mill Hill Historic District
Partof Refnum:77000880
Designated Nrhp Type2:December 12, 1977
Location:Corner of Front and Montgomery Streets, Trenton, New Jersey
Coordinates:40.2189°N -74.7617°W
Architecture:Federal, Side-hall Plan
Added:December 18, 1970
Refnum:70000387
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:September 11, 1970
Designated Other1 Number:1766[1]
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Designated Other1 Color:
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The Douglass House is a historic house currently located at the corner of Front and Montgomery Streets in the Mill Hill neighborhood of the city Trenton in Mercer County, New Jersey. It served as George Washington's headquarters prior to the Battle of Princeton on January 3, 1777.[2] Listed as the Bright–Douglass House, it was documented by the Historic American Buildings Survey in 1936, when the house was located in Mahlon Stacy Park near the Delaware River.[3] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 18, 1970, for its significance in architecture, military and social history.[4] It was added as a contributing property to the Mill Hill Historic District on December 12, 1977.[5]

History and description

Originally located on South Broad Street, the oldest section of the house dates to . It was built by Jacob Bright, who sold it to Alexander Douglass, a quartermaster in the Continental Army, in 1769.[4] As of 2017, the house was undergoing extensive renovation.[6]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Mercer County . New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection – Historic Preservation Office . 13 . September 29, 2022 .
  2. Book: Stryker. William S.. The Battles of Trenton and Princeton. 1898. Houghton, Mifflin and Company. Boston and New York. 270.
  3. Web site: Bright–Douglass House . 1936 . Historic American Buildings Survey.
  4. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=70000387}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Douglass House ]. National Park Service. Charlotte . Towaszewski . July 1970 . With
  5. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=77000880}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Mill Hill Historic District ]. National Park Service. Constance M. . Greiff . Nanci . Kostrub . Charles H. . Ashton . April 1977 . With
  6. News: Rojas . Christina . Historic house being restored for $300K. Yes, George Washington stayed here. . NJ.com . July 24, 2017 . 24 July 2017.