Drumthwacket, Italianate Garden, 344 Stockton Street (U.S. Route 206), Princeton, Mercer County, NJ

Significance: The Italianate Garden at Drumthwacket is an early example of a movement in garden design that existed in the United States at the turn of the century and lasted throughout World War I. This movement incorporated classical elements similar to the Beaux Arts movement current in buildings of the period. The garden's original owner, Moses Taylor Pyne, was an influential member of Princeton University's Board of Trustees and utilized the garden as a gathering place for family, friends, and associates. He also had the garden open to the townspeople for their enjoyment and use as a public park. The Italianate Garden was notable in its day and was an integral part of the Drumthwacket estate which s a fine example of the great American estates of the gilded age during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-583

Survey number: HABS NJ-903

Building/structure dates: 1898 Initial Construction

Building/structure dates: ca. 1910 Subsequent Work

Building/structure dates: 1941 Subsequent Work

Building/structure dates: 1982 Subsequent Work

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