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Historic Hotels and Inns in Princeton, NJ

Hotels, inns and old taverns on the register near you, a few of which will still rent you a room.

Princeton is one of the cities the Trenton–Princeton, NJ metro area is officially named after. The list below comes straight from the published records, with the distance from the center of Princeton, NJ and the source for each site.

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On the record near Princeton, NJ

The 12 nearest

13 listed sites on the record match historic hotels and inns within 30 miles of Princeton, NJ, out of 349 listed sites of every kind within 25 miles.

Old Eagle Tavern12 miles from the center of Princeton · Building · Trenton · listed 1972National Register of Historic Places
McConkey Ferry Inn13 miles from the center of Princeton · Building · Yardley · listed 1966National Register of Historic Places
Village Inn16 miles from the center of Princeton · Building · Englishtown · listed 1972National Register of Historic Places
Eagle Tavern17 miles from the center of Princeton · Building · New Hope · listed 1978National Register of Historic Places
Vosseller's--Castner's--Allen's Tavern17 miles from the center of Princeton · Building · Bridgewater · listed 1986National Register of Historic Places
Half-Moon Inn18 miles from the center of Princeton · Building · Newtown · listed 1977National Register of Historic Places
Stage House Inn23 miles from the center of Princeton · Building · Scotch Plains · listed 1982National Register of Historic Places
Parker, John, Tavern25 miles from the center of Princeton · Building · Bernardsville · listed 1978National Register of Historic Places
Mechlins Corner Tavern25 miles from the center of Princeton · Building · Pittstown · listed 1974National Register of Historic Places
Perryville Tavern25 miles from the center of Princeton · Building · Clinton · listed 1977National Register of Historic Places
Merchants' and Drovers' Tavern25 miles from the center of Princeton · Building · Rahway · listed 1978National Register of Historic Places
Lady Washington Inn28 miles from the center of Princeton · Building · Huntingdon Valley · listed 1982National Register of Historic Places

Distances are straight-line from the center of Princeton, NJ. Many sites are private property or working buildings - view them from the public way. See them on the map.

Historic Hotels in Princeton, step by step

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See every listed site of this kind in the area
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Sort by distance and pick the closest few
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Read the record for the year, the builder and the use
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View from the public way and note what has changed
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Collect the set and move on to the next county

What people in Princeton, NJ ask first

How much does it cost to visit these sites in Princeton, NJ?

Most listed sites can be seen from a public road or sidewalk at no cost, and the app is free to use. Some sites are private homes, working churches or museums with their own hours and fees. The record for each one says what it is, so you know before you go.

Where does the information on these sites come from?

From published records: the National Register of Historic Places, the Recorded Texas Historic Landmark program, and the Georgia Historical Society and Georgia Department of Natural Resources marker program. Every site on the page names its source.

Are these buildings open to the public?

Some are, many are not. Churches, courthouses and libraries usually keep regular hours. Houses, barns and mills are often private and best seen from the road. The record for each site tells you which kind it is.

What does it mean when a site is on the National Register?

It means the property was documented and accepted as historically significant. Listing honors the site, it does not open it to visitors or stop an owner from using it.

How a visit works in Princeton

Step 1
Find the place
Every stop starts as a pin with real coordinates. In Princeton, NJ the map shows what is listed around you and how far each one is, so the first decision is where to go, and it takes a few seconds.
Step 2
Read the story
The record behind each marker is kept whole: what happened there, when, who was involved, and why it was worth a sign. You read it standing where it happened, which is the part a textbook cannot give you.
Step 3
Get there under your own power
Walk it, run it, hike it, ride it or drive it. Stops in Princeton, NJ are chained into routes that fit the way you move, so a lunch break, a long run or a Saturday drive can all pass through history.
Step 4
Collect it and come back
Each stop you reach counts toward a badge, and a photo or a correction you send makes the record better for the next person. The map remembers where you have been, so the next trip starts where the last one ended.