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Mansion House (Trenton, New Jersey)

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Built
  
1848

NJRHP #
  
1779

Opened
  
1845

Architectural style
  
Italianate architecture

Architect
  
John Notman

NRHP Reference #
  
73001112

Designated NJRHP
  
May 12, 1972

Area
  
40 ha

Added to NRHP
  
6 February 1973

Mansion House (Trenton, New Jersey)

Location
  
Cadwalader Park, Trenton, New Jersey

Similar
  
Golden Swan‑True American, Anderson‑Capner House, East Trenton Public Lib, Gen Philemon Dickinson, Higbee Street School

Mansion House (also referred to as Ellarslie and McCall House) is a historic residence located in Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey, United States. The house was built as a summer residence for Henry McCall Sr. of Philadelphia in 1848, and is one of the earliest examples of Italianate architecture in the United States.

Since 1978 the building has been home to the Trenton City Museum, which features collections of decorative and fine arts.

The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 6, 1973.

References

Mansion House (Trenton, New Jersey) Wikipedia