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Historic Homes & Buildings

Clara Barton School (circa 1852)
Crosswicks & Burlington Streets • Bordentown, NJ 08505
Established by Clara Barton, the founder of the American Red Cross; as the first tax-supported free school in New Jersey, the Clara Barton School is open by appointment. map
Francis Hopkinson House (circa 1750)
101 Farnsworth Avenue • Bordentown, NJ 08505
Located in Burlington County
This was the home of Francis Hopkinson, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, from 1774 until his death in 1791. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the Francis Hopkinson House was used as British headquarters when the town was occupied during the Revolutionary War. map
Patience Lovell Wright House
100 Farnsworth Avenue • Bordentown, NJ 08505
Next door to the Francis Hopkinson House, this was the home of early American portrait painter and sculptor, Patience Lovell Wright (1725-1786). A miniature wax sculpture designed by Patience Lovell Wright is in the Bordentown Historical Society’s collection. "Her life-size sculpture of Lord Chattam (William Pitt) still stands in Westminster Abbey in London." map

Bordentown Library
18 East Union Street • Bordentown, NJ 08505
609-298-0622
A branch of the Burlington County Library System, the Bordentown Library is open Monday through Thursday from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., on Fridays and Saturdays until 5:00 p.m. and from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Sundays. more... map