163 Nassau Street

Part of The Growth of Nassau Street.

Richard Hankins probably built this house around 1827, after purchasing the land from Richard Voorhees, one of many Dutch immigrants who settled in Princeton. Voorhees was in the coachmaking business, building carriages for travel. Many of his products would have been regulars down Nassau Street, a primary thoroughfare in the region. In 1829, after selling this property to Hankins, Voorhees established a partnership with New Brunswick’s George Stout, moving his coachmaking business to that town.

Original Sections: no sections of this house date from the 18th century

Present Use: Morford & Dodds Realty, Inc.