Morven (residence)
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| Morven | |
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| Location: | Princeton, New Jersey |
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| Built/Founded: | 1730 |
| Architect: | Unknown |
| Architectural style(s): | Georgian |
| Added to NRHP: | January 25, 1971 |
| Reference #: | 71000503 [1] |
| Governing body: | State |
Morven is an historic house in Princeton, New Jersey.
It was originally part of a 5,500-acre tract purchased from William Penn by Richard Stockton in 1701. In 1754, his grandson, Richard Stockton (1730-1781), signer of the Declaration of Independence, acquired 150 acres of this land and built the house. His wife, Annis Boudinot, was a poet and named their house "Morven" after a mythical Gaelic kingdom in a poem by Ossian. Commodore Robert Stockton (1795-1869) lived in the house. Robert Wood Johnson II, Chairman of Johnson and Johnson, was the first non Stockton to reside at Morven (1928-1944). He was followed by five New Jersey governors when Morven served as the state’s first Governor’s Mansion (1945-1981). In 1982, the New Jersey Governor’s Mansion was relocated to nearby Drumthwacket and Morven became a museum.
[edit] Owners
- Richard Stockton I from 1701 till 1707
- John Stockton from 1707
- Richard Stockton (1730-1781)
- Robert Stockton (1795-1869)
- Robert Wood Johnson I from 1928 to 1944
- Governor’s Mansion from 1945 to 1981
- Museum 1982 to now
[edit] References
- ^ National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2006-03-15).
