16 North Warren Street (Commercial Building), Trenton, Mercer County, NJ

Significance: Three generations of the Satterthwaite family operated a seed and agricultural implement store at this location from 1885-1963. Their presence in downtown Trenton affirmed the importance of farming in the fertile Delaware Valley countryside surrounding the capital city of the "Garden State". The Satterthwaite's business was the longest-lived in this mid-19th century commercial building, one of only a handful of survivors from before the Civil War in downtown Trenton. The rather plain upper floors of brick with with regular, rectilinear openings are strikingly contrasted by an intact mid-19th century storefront of wood and cast iron, which shows the influence of the Italianate style. It is one of the finest 19th century storefronts to survive in the city.

Survey number: HABS NJ-959

Building/structure dates: 1820 Initial Construction

Building/structure dates: 1911 Subsequent Work

Building/structure dates: 1987 Demolished

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1933 - 1970

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