Photo Record
Images
Metadata
Object ID |
A_9_n_004 |
Title |
Morven Princeton, NJ |
Collection |
Photo Archives |
Object Name |
Print, Photographic |
Date |
1912 |
Year Range from |
1912 |
Year Range to |
1912 |
Description |
Morven, 55 Stockton Street, 1912. Built c. 1750-1800, Morven was the home of Richard Stockton III, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, and his wife Annis Boudinot Stockton, a published poet. Morven was one of Princeton's social hubs during the 18th century. The original dwelling is believed to date from the 1750s, although little of this structure remains. Much of the present building was constructed in the 1790s, with major alterations made in the 1850s by Commodore Robert F. Stockton, a United States Senator and a grandson of the original owner. In 1954 the owners, Governor and Mrs. Walter Edge, donated Morven to the State, stipulating that it be used either as a Governor's mansion or a museum. Governors Meyner, Hughes, Cahill, and Byrne lived in Morven until 1982, when Drumthwacket became the official governor's mansion. |
Place |
Princeton, NJ |
Print size |
4" x 6 1/4" |
Subjects |
Buildings Houses Residences Homes Trees Porches Driveways |
People |
Stockton, Richard Stockton, Annis Boudinot, 1736-1801 Stockton, Robert Field, 1795-1866 |
Search Terms |
Stockton Family Morven Stockton Street |
Notes |
[Historical Society of Princeton stamp on back of photo] In pencil on back of photo: 922. Morven - 1912 Stockton St 4 1/4 x 6 1/2 #284 R922 No. 922 |
Provenance |
Print of glass plate negative in HSP collection. Primarily from local photography studios Kopp and Silvester. A_9_n_005 is another print of the same image. |