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Morven Museum and Garden
FORMER NAME
Historic Morven, Inc.
ADDRESS
55 Stockton St.
Princeton, NJ 08540
PHONE
609-924-8144
FAX
609-924-8331
INTERNET ADDRESS
ADMINISTRATOR
Martha Leigh Wolf, Executive Director
CONTACT NAME
Clare Smith, Assistant Director
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.
PROGRAMS
Group tours (10 people or more) are available any day with
advance notice.
Exhibits: 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.
Colonial Holidays/Festival of Trees: December 2008 through January 2009
SUBJECTS
Cultural Organizations
Foundations
LAST UPDATED
7/08