Lawrence Township Historic District

Lawrence Township Historic District is a historic district that preserves the community of Lawrence Township, Mercer County, New Jersey, United States.

Lawrence Township Historic District
Harmony Hall
LocationLawrenceville and vicinity, including both sides of U.S. 206.
Coordinates40°18′1″N 74°43′12″W
Architectural stylepre-revolutionary Colonial, Georgian, Federal, Victorian, and Mid 19th Century Revivals.
NRHP reference No.72000799
NJRHP No.1717[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPSeptember 14, 1972[2]
Designated NJRHPJuly 31, 1972

The district includes a number of buildings along US Route 206 (formerly King's Highway, as well as the Lincoln Highway), two early cemeteries associated with the Presbyterian Church of Lawrenceville (Est. 1697), and The Lawrenceville School National Historic Landmark. Prominent architects represented in the district include Peabody and Stearns, William Adams Delano, and Frederick Law Olmsted.

"Lawrence Township Historic District" does not encompass all of the registered historic buildings, structures, and cemeteries within Lawrence Township.

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Two of the historic buildings in the village:


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