Editing Trenton, New Jersey (section)

==Landmarks==
{{see also|National Register of Historic Places listings in Mercer County, New Jersey}}
* [[New Jersey State Museum]] – Combines a collection of archaeology and ethnography, fine art, cultural history and natural history.<ref>[http://www.nj.gov/state/museum/dos_museum_collection.html 4 Museums in One] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210419165241/http://www.nj.gov/state/museum/dos_museum_collection.html |date=April 19, 2021 }}, [[New Jersey State Museum]]. Accessed January 5, 2015.</ref>
* [[New Jersey State House]] was originally constructed by Jonathan Doane in 1792, with major additions made in 1845, 1865 and 1871.<ref>[http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/legislativepub/statehousehistory.asp State House History] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020917221232/http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/legislativepub/statehousehistory.asp |date=September 17, 2002 }}, [[New Jersey Legislature]]. Accessed January 5, 2015.</ref>
* [[New Jersey State Library]] serves as a central resource for libraries across the state as well as serving the state legislature and government.<ref>[http://www.njstatelib.org/about/ About the NJ State Library] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210419165303/http://www.njstatelib.org/about/ |date=April 19, 2021 }}, [[New Jersey State Library]]. Accessed January 5, 2015.</ref>
* [[Trenton City Museum]] – Housed in the [[Italianate architecture|Italianate-style]] 1848 Ellarslie Mansion since 1978, the museum features artworks and other materials related to the city's history.<ref>[http://ellarslie.org/about/ Welcome to the Trenton City Museum] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191203125120/http://ellarslie.org/about/ |date=December 3, 2019 }}, Trenton City Museum. Accessed December 1, 2019. "The museum is located in Ellarslie Mansion, an Italianate villa built in 1848. The mansion is the centerpiece of Cadwalader Park, which was designed by the famed landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted, whose most famous work is New York City’s Central Park."</ref>
* [[Trenton War Memorial]] – Completed in 1932 as a memorial to the war dead from Mercer County during World War I and owned and operated by the State of New Jersey, the building is home to a theater with 1,800 seats that reopened in 1999 after an extensive, five-year-long renovation project.<ref>[http://www.nj.gov/state/memorial/dos_wm_faq.html Frequently Asked Questions about the War Memorial] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210419165306/http://www.nj.gov/state/memorial/dos_wm_faq.html |date=April 19, 2021 }}, [[New Jersey Department of State]]. Accessed September 7, 2013.</ref>
* [[Old Barracks]] – Dating back to 1758 and the [[French and Indian War]], the Barracks were constructed as a place to house British troops in lieu of housing the soldiers in the homes of area residents. The site was used by both the [[Continental Army]] and British forces during the Revolutionary War and stands as the last remaining colonial barracks in the state.<ref>[https://www.barracks.org/about-the-building.html About the Building] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191027155417/https://www.barracks.org/about-the-building.html |date=October 27, 2019 }}, Old Barracks Museum. Accessed December 1, 2019. "In 1758, during the French and Indian War, the building now referred to as the Old Barracks was constructed by the colony of New Jersey in direct response to petitions from residents who were protesting compulsory quartering of soldiers in their own homes. It was one of five such buildings throughout New Jersey constructed for the purpose of housing British soldiers during the winter months of the war, and it is the only one still standing."</ref>
* [[Trenton Battle Monument]] – Located in the heart of the Five Points neighborhood, the monument was built to commemorate the [[Continental Army]]'s victory in the December 26, 1776, Battle of Trenton.<ref name=BattleMonument>[http://www.state.nj.us/dep/parksandforests/historic/Trentonbattlemonument/ Trenton Battle Monument] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140718064419/http://www.state.nj.us/dep/parksandforests/historic/Trentonbattlemonument/ |date=July 18, 2014 }}, [[New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection]] Division of Parks and Forestry. Accessed September 7, 2013.</ref> The monument was designed by [[John H. Duncan]] and features a statue of George Washington atop a pedestal that stands on a granite column {{convert|148|ft}} in height.<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/dep/parksandforests/historic/Trentonbattlemonument/designing.htm Designing the Monument] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130901114804/http://www.state.nj.us/dep/parksandforests/historic/Trentonbattlemonument/designing.htm |date=September 1, 2013 }}, [[New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection]] Division of Parks and Forestry. Accessed September 7, 2013.</ref>
* [[Trenton City Hall]] – The building was constructed based on a 1907 design by architect Spencer Roberts and opened to the public in 1910. The council chambers stand two stories high and features a mural by [[Everett Shinn]] that highlights Trenton's industrial history.<ref>[http://lcweb2.loc.gov/pnp/habshaer/nj/nj0900/nj0921/data/nj0921data.pdf Trenton City Hall] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140701220846/http://lcweb2.loc.gov/pnp/habshaer/nj/nj0900/nj0921/data/nj0921data.pdf |date=July 1, 2014 }}, [[Library of Congress]]. Accessed September 7, 2013.</ref>
* [[William Trent House]] – Constructed in 1719 by [[William Trent (Trenton)|William Trent]], who the following year laid out what would become the city of Trenton, the house was owned by Governor [[Lewis Morris (governor)|Lewis Morris]], who used the house as his official residence in the 1740s. Governor [[Philemon Dickerson]] used the home as his official residence in the 1830s, as did [[Rodman M. Price]] in the 1850s.<ref>[https://williamtrenthouse.org/about/ About the 1719 Trent House] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171218170531/http://williamtrenthouse.org/about/ |date=December 18, 2017 }}, [[William Trent House]]. Accessed December 1, 2019. "William Trent built his country estate north of Philadelphia, in New Jersey, at the Falls of the Delaware River about 1719.... In 1720 Trent laid out a settlement, which he incorporated and named 'Trenton.'"</ref>
* [[Adams and Sickles Building]] (added January 31, 1980, as #80002498) is a focal point for West End neighborhood, and is remembered for its soda fountain and corner druggist.<ref>Lamar, Martha L.; Powell, L. Matthew; Davies, David S. [http://focus.nps.gov/pdfhost/docs/NRHP/Text/80002498.pdf "Adams and Sickles Building" (PDF)] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160803190734/http://focus.nps.gov/pdfhost/docs/NRHP/Text/80002498.pdf |date=August 3, 2016 }}, [[National Register of Historic Places]] [[National Park Service]], June 5, 1979. Accessed May 13, 2016.</ref>
* [[Friends Burying Ground, Trenton|Friends Burying Ground]], adjacent to the Trenton Friends Meeting House, is the burial site of several national and state political figures prominent in the city's early history.<ref>[http://www.destinationtrenton.com/listings/TRENTON-SOCIETY-OF-FRIENDS-MEETING-HOUSE/119/ Trenton Society of Friends Meeting House] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160604172231/http://www.destinationtrenton.com/listings/TRENTON-SOCIETY-OF-FRIENDS-MEETING-HOUSE/119/ |date=June 4, 2016 }}, Destination Trenton. Accessed May 13, 2016. "In the burying-ground adjoining the Meeting House are buried many citizens who played prominent parts in the early history of the city."</ref>
* [[Trenton Friends Meeting House]] (added April 30, 2008, as #08000362), dating back to 1739, it was occupied by the British Dragoons in 1776 and by the [[Continental Army]] later in the Revolutionary War.<ref>[http://focus.nps.gov/pdfhost/docs/NRHP/Text/08000362.pdf Trenton Friends Meeting House (PDF)] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160803203725/http://focus.nps.gov/pdfhost/docs/NRHP/Text/08000362.pdf |date=August 3, 2016 }}, [[National Register of Historic Places]] [[National Park Service]]. Accessed May 13, 2016.</ref>
* [[Carver Center (Trenton, New Jersey)|Carver Center]] – formerly the Sunlight Elks Lodge, it was named after [[George Washington Carver]], African-American [[agricultural scientist]] and inventor. The building was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]] for its significance in ethnic heritage - Black, from 1922 to 1975.<ref>{{cite report |type=none |url=https://www.nj.gov/dep/hpo/1identify/nr_nomntns_07_15_2021_srb/_Carver%20Ctr_Combined.pdf |title=National Register of Historic Places Registration: Carver Center (Draft) |publisher=[[National Park Service]] |first1=Jennifer B. |last1=Leynes |first2=Sally |last2=Lane |date=March 2021 |access-date=August 17, 2022 |archive-date=August 7, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220807162444/https://www.nj.gov/dep/hpo/1identify/nr_nomntns_07_15_2021_srb/_Carver%20Ctr_Combined.pdf |url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Old Masonic Temple (Trenton, New Jersey)|Old Masonic Temple]] - 1793 historic building put on the National Register of Historic Places as a [[contributing property]] to the [[State House Historic District]].

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File:Trenton City Museum.JPG|The [[Trenton City Museum]], located at the Ellarslie Mansion in [[Cadwalader Park]]
File:William Trent House, Trenton, NJ.jpg|[[William Trent House]]
File:Carver Center, Trenton, NJ.jpg|[[Carver Center (Trenton, New Jersey)|Carver Center]]
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