National Register of Historic Places

Abbott, John II, House

Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey
Listed
June 17, 1976
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
76001159

About this property

The John Abbott II House is located at 2200 Kuser Road in Hamilton Township of Mercer County, New Jersey. It was built c. 1730. The house is currently used as a museum by the Historical Society of Hamilton Township and is open to the public. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 18, 1976, for its significance in architecture, military history, and politics/government. During the American Revolution, Samuel Tucker, the state treasurer, fleeing the British advance on Trenton, removed the money in his care to the home of John Abbott II. The location of the funds was betrayed by Mrs. Mary Pointing, who led a 500-strong detachment of British troops to the house. In ransacking the home, the soldiers discovered Tucker's trunk with his personal effects and £1500 in unsigned paper money. However, the specie money was hidden by the family in the bottom of tubs in the cellar, covered with broken dishes and household utensils. The tubs escaped close inspection and the money was kept from British hands. National Register of Historic Places listings in Mercer County, New Jersey

Location

2200 Kuser Rd.
Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey
40.20413, -74.68036

Categories

MILITARYPOLITICS/GOVERNMENTARCHITECTURE
Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was Abbott, John II, House listed on the National Register?

Abbott, John II, House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 17, 1976.

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Abbott, John II, House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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