New Jersey State Prison, Second & Federal Streets, Trenton, Mercer County, NJ

Significance: Built between 1833 and 1836, the New Jersey State Prison in Trenton was an extremely significant work of English architect John Haviland, who was known for his designs of prisons. This New Jersey example was the second prison built in the United States on the Pennsylvania penal system of solitary confinement. It was the first building in the United States to exhibit characteristics of Egyptian Revival architecture, possibly the first American building to directly influence the architecture of Europe. Technologically, it was perhaps the first American building to utilize a system of system of hot water heating.

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N1971

Survey number: HABS NJ-874

Building/structure dates: 1836 Initial Construction

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1933 - 1970

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