Photo Record
Images
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Metadata
Object ID |
A_9_w_001 |
Title |
[Thomas Clarke House] |
Collection |
Photo Archives |
Object Name |
Print, Photographic |
Description |
Thomas Clarke House on Mercer Street, at the Princeton Battlefield State Park. Built circa 1772 by Quaker Thomas Clarke, the Thomas Clarke House in Princeton Battlefield State Park was originally surrounded by a 200-acre farm. On January 3, 1777, the Battle of Princeton was fought on the farm. The Clarke House served as a field hospital for the wounded of both sides. American General Hugh Mercer died here nine days later. The 85-acre park, a National Historic landmark, contains a cutting from the historic Mercer Oak, the memorial colonnade and a graveyard for British and American soldiers. |
Place |
Princeton, NJ |
Print size |
5" x 6 1/4" |
Subjects |
Buildings Residences Houses Homes Battlefields Field hospitals Farms Trees |
People |
Clarke, Thomas |
Search Terms |
Princeton Battlefield State Park Mercer Street |
Notes |
In pencil on back of photo: 4 1/4 x 6 1/2 911 R3756 Thomas Clarke House Mercer Rd S-16 Mercer St GPN #911 4 1/4 x 6 1/2 |
Provenance |
Print of glass plate negative in HSP collection. Primarily from local photography studios Kopp and Silvester. A_9_w_002 is another print of the same image. |