King's Highway Historic District (New Jersey)

King's Highway Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
New Jersey Register of Historic Places
The Kingston Bridge built 1798 to replace one destroyed by George Washington's troops to prevent British pursuit after the Battle of Princeton
The route of the King's Highway Historic District
Location	U.S. Route 206 from mile marker 48.30 to 53.90 and New Jersey Route 27 from mile marker 0.0 to 4.10
Coordinates	40°20′53.8″N 74°39′52.0″W / 40.348278°N 74.664444°W
Area	81 acres (33 ha)
Built	1660-1950
Architect	Multiple
NRHP Reference #	00001493
NJRHP #	353[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	December 21, 2000
Designated NJRHP	October 23, 2000

The King's Highway Historic District covers the portions of U.S. Route 206 and New Jersey Route 27 in New Jersey that connect Lawrenceville with Kingston through Princeton. This historic roadway dates to colonial times and was a portion of the King's Highway that was laid out by order of Charles II of England to connect Boston with Charleston. It is lined with many institutions and sites that have played an important role in the History of the United States, including Princeton University and the Princeton Theological Seminary.

Along the road can be found five National Historic Landmarks, the Lawrenceville School, Morven, Maclean House, Nassau Hall, and the Joseph Henry House. The highway also runs through eight historic districts, from west to east, Lawrence Township Historic District, Princeton Battlefield / Stony Brook Village Historic District, Princeton Historic District, Jugtown Historic District, Kingston Mill Historic District, Lake Carnegie Historic District, Delaware and Raritan Canal Historic District, and the Kingston Village Historic District. The governor's mansion of New Jersey, Drumthwacket, independently listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is found on the road in the western part of Princeton.^[2]

Gallery

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  Edith Memorial Chapel at the Lawrenceville School
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  Drumthwacket, the governor's mansion of New Jersey
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  Nassau Hall, the original building of Princeton University and capital of the United States in the summer of 1783
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  The Kingston Mill with Lake Carnegie

See also

• Assunpink Trail
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Mercer County, New Jersey
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Middlesex County, New Jersey
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Somerset County, New Jersey

References

1. "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places — Mercer County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection — Historic Preservation Office. April 5, 2013. p. 8. Retrieved June 4, 2013.
2. Greiff, Constance. "King's Highway Historic District" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.