William Trent House

William Trent House

Infobox_nrhp | name =William Trent House
nrhp_type = nhl


caption = William Trent House in 1996
location= 15 Market Street, Trenton, New Jersey [ [http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceID=944&resourceType=Building NHL Details] ]
lat_degrees = 40
lat_minutes = 12
lat_seconds = 45.69
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 74
long_minutes = 45
long_seconds = 57.71
long_direction = W
locmapin = New Jersey
area =
built =1719
architect=
architecture= Georgian
designated = April 15, 1970
added = April 15, 1970
governing_body = Local
refnum=70000388cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2007-01-23|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]

The William Trent House , the oldest house in Trenton was built for William Trent. He founded the eponymous town, which became the capitol of New Jersey. It has served as the residence for several Governors. [ [http://www.nr.nps.gov/writeups/70000388.nl.pdf NHL Writeup] ]

Recently, the building has been undergoing renovation including a new visitors center, funded by a grant from the New Jersey Historic Trust. [ [http://www.state.nj.us/dca/njht/funded/sitedetails/william_trent_house.html New Jersey Trust Grant] ] It serves as a historic house museum.

References

External links

* [http://www.williamtrenthouse.org/ Official site]
* [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?ammem/hh:@field(NUMBER+@band(NJ0575)) American Memory from the Library of Congress]


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