Historical Society of Princeton Announces 2014 House Tour
The Historical Society of Princeton is hosting its 13th annual House Tour from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 8.
The event celebrates architecture and design in Princeton. This year the tour has been expanded to feature six houses ranging from modern to traditional designs. The houses are: 11 Cleveland Lane, 1 Ober Road, 45 Linden Lane, 906 Great Road, 89 Cleveland Lane and 11 Newlin Road.
Advance tickets are $45 for Historical Society of Princeton members and $50 for non-members. All tickets purchased the day of the tour are $50. Proceeds help fund the Historical Society’s activities throughout the year, including exhibitions, collections care and educational programming for schools and families.
For more information or to purchase tickets, call 609.921.6748 x105. Tickets can also be purchased online at www.princetonhistory.org. On the day of the event, tickets can be purchased at Bainbridge House, 158 Nassau Street, or at any of the six homes on the tour.
Lead Sponsors for the event are Charles Schwab and Callaway Henderson Sotheby’s International Realty.
The Historical Society of Princeton, which is celebrating its 75th anniversary this year, is a museum and research center dedicated to interpreting the history of Princeton. Home to a vast collection of artifacts, manuscripts and photographs, the Historical Society offers a wide array of exhibitions, lectures and public programs each year to schools, adults and families at its two locations, Bainbridge House and the Updike Farmstead.
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