The Historical Society of Princeton is set to host its 14th annual House Tour from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, November 7, 2015. 51 Patton Avenue is one of the features homes on the tour.
The Historical Society of Princeton is set to host its 14th annual House Tour from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, November 7, 2015. This year’s tour features five unique homes, each one a distinct example of its own time and style. Visitors will marvel in the modifications, redesigns and, in one case, complete rebuild of the properties.
This year will feature:
2 Hamilton Avenue is an exuberant example of the Victorian style, relatively rare in Princeton. Built on speculation by Princeton insurance agent and real estate developer Oliver H. Hubbard around 1907, it previously served as a girls’ boarding and day school and a parish house for the United Methodist Church.
21 Morven Place was built on land subdivided from the original Morven tract owned by the Stockton family. Modifications include a private speakeasy transformed into a finished basement, an old “sleeping porch” converted to an office, and built-in bookcases in the library heightened to floor-to-ceiling.
102 Lafayette Road, is a brick Georgian style home built by Philadelphia architect Edmund Gilchrist for Edward Sampson, a Princeton University Professor of Geology. This 6 bedroom, 5.5 bathroom residence has been updated with a variety of amenities, including a state-of-the-art kitchen by Christopher Peacock.
64 Cleveland Lane was designed by Bill Shellman, Professor of Architecture at Princeton University, with the help of Bill Short, who had just completed his assignment for Frank Lloyd Wright as Clerk of the Works on the Guggenheim Museum. A recent addition included adding a chef’s kitchen, family room and mud room on the ground floor, and a new master suite above, all while maintaining the unique lines of the house.
51 Patton Avenue is a contemporary design that incorporates elements of the site’s original classic 1930’s colonial home. The four level structure was completed in 2011, and features a gourmet kitchen, second level master bedroom suite, and a third floor tree top deck, perfect for bird watching and taking in the night skies.
Advance tickets are $45 for HSP members and $50 for non-members. All tickets purchased the day of the tour are $50. Proceeds help fund the Historical Society’s core mission activities throughout the year, including exhibitions, collections care and educational programming for schools and families.
For more information or to purchase tickets, please call (609) 921-6748 ext. 105. Tickets may also be purchased online at princetonhistory.org. On the day of the event, tickets may be purchased at Bainbridge House, 158 Nassau Street, or at any of the five homes on the tour.
