National Register of Historic Places

Herring, Donald Grant, Estate

Rocky Hill, Mercer County, New Jersey
Listed
January 17, 1992
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
91001927

About this property

The Donald Grant Herring Estate, called Rothers Barrows, was designed by Wilson Eyre Jr. in 1919 for Donald Herring, a member of the Princeton University faculty. The three properties at 52, 72, and 75-77 Arreton Road are the surviving remnants of the 117-acre estate, which was subdivided in 1949. The estate's significance is as the last, chronologically, of the estates that once ringed Princeton. It is one of the finest examples of the Arts and Crafts movement in Central New Jersey. In 2016, the estate was put up for sale, listed at $3.8 million.

Location

52, 72 and 75 Arreton Rd., Princeton Township
Rocky Hill, Mercer County, New Jersey
40.38241, -74.66546

Categories

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTUREENTERTAINMENT/RECREATIONARCHITECTURE
Sources

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

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When was Herring, Donald Grant, Estate listed on the National Register?

Herring, Donald Grant, Estate was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 17, 1992.

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Herring, Donald Grant, Estate is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Herring, Donald Grant, Estate is recorded as the industrial era.

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