Princeton Nurseries

Princeton Nurseries
	Princeton Nurseries Historic District
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	U.S. Historic district
	New Jersey Register of Historic Places
	Princeton Nurseries, Sales and Administration Building, 2018
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Location	Generally along Mapleton Road and Ridge Road; Plainsboro Township, New Jersey and South Brunswick, New Jersey
Coordinates	40°22′07″N 74°36′55″W / 40.36861°N 74.61528°W
Area	269 acres (109 ha)
Built	1913
Built by	Rolf W. Bauhan; William Flemer Jr.
NRHP reference No.	08000899
NJRHP No.	1925
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	August 28, 2018
Designated NJRHP	July 22, 2008

Princeton Nurseries was a large commercial plant nursery near Kingston, New Jersey.^[3] Founded in 1913 by William Flemer Sr., it once was the largest commercial nursery in the United States. The company stopped operations here in 1995.^[4] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places as the Princeton Nurseries Historic District on August 28, 2018.^[5]

Horticultural introductions[]

Ulmus americana 'Princeton' – 'Princeton' American Elm

Gallery[]

Storage Building
Progagation House
Propagation House and Greenhouse
Flemer Arboretum
Flowering tree in the arboretum

References[]

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
^ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places - Middlesex County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. May 21, 2018. pp. 12, 15.
^ "History of Princeton Nurseries". Friends of Princeton Nursery Lands.
^ Offredo, Jon (September 6, 2013). "Former Princeton Nurseries celebrates 100th anniversary in Kingston". NJ.com.
^ "National Register of Historic Places: weekly list 20180831". National Park Service.

External links[]

"Princeton Nursery Lands". Friends of Princeton Nursery Lands.
"Kingston Greenway South". New Jersey Trails Association.

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[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.

[NJRHP-2] "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places - Middlesex County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. May 21, 2018. pp. 12, 15.

[3] "History of Princeton Nurseries". Friends of Princeton Nursery Lands.

[4] Offredo, Jon (September 6, 2013). "Former Princeton Nurseries celebrates 100th anniversary in Kingston". NJ.com.

[5] "National Register of Historic Places: weekly list 20180831". National Park Service.

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v t National Register of Historic Places in Middlesex County, New Jersey
Landmarks	Old Queens, Rutgers University
Districts	Cranbury Historic District Delaware and Raritan Canal Helme, G. W., Snuff Mill District King's Highway Historic District Kingston Mill Historic District Kingston Village Historic District Livingston Avenue Historic District Livingston Manor Historic District Middlesex Avenue–Woodwild Park Historic District Old Bridge Historic District Princeton Nurseries Historic District Queens Campus, Rutgers University Raritan Landing Archeological District Road Up Raritan Historic District Short Hills Battlefield Historic District Six Mile Run Historic District
Places of worship	Christ Episcopal Church Dutch Reformed Church First Presbyterian Church and Cemetery Old School Baptist Church and Cemetery Poile Zedek Synagogue Saint Peter the Apostle Church Simpson United Methodist Church St. Mary's Church St. Peters Church and Buildings St. Peter's Episcopal Church Trinity Episcopal Church
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Sites	Raritan Landing Archeological District
Structures	Thomas A. Edison Memorial Tower Perth Amboy Ferry Slip Randolphville Bridge
See also: National Register of Historic Places listings in Middlesex County, New Jersey and List of National Historic Landmarks in New Jersey

Princeton Nurseries

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