Princeton Public Library
Community Resource File
Morven Museum and Garden (CRF ID #820)
FORMER NAME
Historic Morven, Inc.
ADDRESS
55 Stockton St.
Princeton, NJ 08540
PHONE
609-924-8144
FAX
609-924-8331
EMAIL
info@morven.org
ADMINISTRATOR
Martha Leigh Wolf, Executive Director
CONTACT PERSON
Clare Smith, Assistant Director
HOURS
WED-FRI: 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM (Tours at 11:15, 12:15, 1:15 and 2:15)
SAT and SUN: 12:00 noon - 4:00 PM (Tours: 12:15, 1:15, 2:15 and 3:15)
DESCRIPTION
From its founding by Richard Stockton, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, to its use as the official New Jersey Governor's Mansion in the 20th Century, Morven has played a central role in the history of the United States. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1971 and today is owned by the state and administered by Historic Morven, Inc., a private non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation and interpretation of the site.
The new Morven Museum and Garden currently has six galleries on the first floor open with exhibits pertaining to Morven history and decorative arts from New Jersey public collections. Morven's historic garden includes a formal, grand lawn dotted with majestic trees, beds of heirloom annuals from the 18th and 19th century. The newly-renovated museum shop occupies the 19th-century wash house and courtyard and features many Morven and New Jersey specialties as well as choice pottery, jewelry, books, educational materials and much more. Free automobile parking is available on-site.
PROGRAMS
Group tours (10 people or more) are available any day with advance notice.
PUBLICATIONS
"For the Eye of a Friend" - sem-annual newsletter
"Morven: Memory, Myth and Reality" - book
FEES/DUES
Adults- $5.00; Students/Seniors - $4.00
SPECIAL EVENTS
Garden Lectures
Annual Plant Sale
Festival of Trees - Holiday celebration
Wednesday Tour and Tea
SUBJECT
CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS
FOUNDATIONS
DATE MODIFIED
12-05-05