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Princessville, New Jersey

Coordinates: 40°17′33″N 74°42′28″W / 40.29250°N 74.70778°W / 40.29250; -74.70778
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Princessville, New Jersey
The Princessville Cemetery, with graves dating from 1843-1921
The Princessville Cemetery, with graves dating from 1843-1921
Princessville is located in Mercer County, New Jersey
Princessville
Princessville
Princessville is located in New Jersey
Princessville
Princessville
Princessville is located in the United States
Princessville
Princessville
Coordinates: 40°17′33″N 74°42′28″W / 40.29250°N 74.70778°W / 40.29250; -74.70778
Country United States
State New Jersey
CountyMercer
TownshipLawrence
Elevation82 ft (25 m)
GNIS feature ID879489[1]

Princessville is an unincorporated community located within Lawrence Township in Mercer County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[2] It was home to the Colonial era Princessville Inn, formerly listed on the National Register of Historic Places, which burned down in 1982. A cemetery still exists on Princeton Pike that dates to 1843 when the inn donated land for a Methodist Episcopal congregation. The church relocated in 1890 and was replaced by one built by local African-American families, which was destroyed by a hurricane in 1950. The Baker-Brearley House, a National Register of Historic Places listed home that houses the Lawrence Historical Society, is located down Meadow Road past the cemetery.[3] The area immediately to the south is occupied by a corporate office park adjacent to the interchange between Princeton Pike and Interstate 295. The area to the north is largely rural.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Princessville". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed January 9, 2015.
  3. ^ Halvorsen, John. "Cemeteries of Lawrence" (PDF). Lawrence Historical Society.