Group Tours
Private Group Tours: Walking Tours
HSP’s experienced guides will enlighten your group with stories about Princeton’s people, architecture, and history. Tours are two hours, but can be shortened, as necessary, to accommodate a group’s time constraint. Groups larger than 25 will be divided between two tour guides. All tours start at Bainbridge House, 158 Nassau Street, Princeton.
When: Available by appointment; arrangements should be made at least one month in advance.
Cost: $8 per person; minimum charge of $80 per tour.
Contact: Eve Mandel at 609.921.6748 x102 or eve@princetonhistory.org
Princeton History Walking Tour
Enjoy a 1.9 mile, two-hour walk around downtown Princeton and the University campus as you learn about historic sites in the area, including Bainbridge House, Nassau Hall, the University Chapel and Palmer Square. The early history of Princeton, the founding of the University and the American Revolution are just some of the stories from Princeton’s history that you will hear on your tour.
The Albert E. Hinds Memorial Walking Tour: African American Life in Princeton
Experience a one of a kind tour of the historic Witherspoon-Jackson neighborhood that gives you the history below Nassau Street. Learn about the “Princeton Plan” that desegregated schools at the site of the Witherspoon Street School for Colored Children; hear about the life of Paul Robeson at his birthplace; and visit Birch Avenue, where many houses were moved when the establishment of Palmer Square demolished much of the historic Black neighborhood across from the University.
Woodrow Wilson Centennial Walking Tour
Celebrate the 100th anniversary of Woodrow Wilson’s election as President of the United States with a walking tour of places in the community that were a part of Wilson’s life as a student, faculty member and President of the University. The tour guide will use these buildings and houses as focal points in a narrative on the influences of Wilson’s early life and education that shaped his character, ambitions and goals for his time as President of the United States.
Private Group Tours: Museum Tours
Gallery tours, led by the Curator of Education, will give your group unique insight into HSP’s collection and provide deeper understanding of the exhibitions. Programs run one hour, and are limited to 25.
When: Available by appointment; arrangements should be made at least one month in advance.
Cost: $5 per person; minimum charge of $50 per tour.
Contact: Eve Mandel at 609.921.6748 x102 or eve@princetonhistory.org
Einstein At Home
A large selection of Einstein’s furniture and personal belongings provides a glimpse into the public and private life of Princeton’s most famous resident. By examining his possessions, portraits and photographs, groups will discover how Einstein was more than a great scientist, but also an immigrant, musician and humanitarian. (Through January 13, 2013 at Bainbridge House, 158 Nassau Street.)
Stories from the Street: Princeton Borough People and Places
Learn about the people behind the road names in Princeton, including John Witherspoon, Richard Stockton, Hugh Mercer and Paul Robeson. The program includes a discussion of the history of Princeton Borough and the impact of its consolidation with Princeton Township in 2013. (Beginning January 19, 2013 at Bainbridge House, 158 Nassau Street.)
Updike Farmstead Tour
Enjoy a private tour of the grounds and galleries at HSP’s beautiful Updike Farmstead, in the heart of the historic Princeton Battlefield/Stony Brook Settlement Historic District. The Farmstead is along the route followed by Continental troops on their way to engage British soldiers at the neighboring Thomas Clarke farm at Princeton Battlefield. The restored late 18th/early 19th century farmhouse contains galleries dedicated to art and history, and the property includes several outbuildings, a restored windmill and organic garden. (Updike Farmstead is at 354 Quaker Road, Princeton.)
