Part of Jugtown.

This building dates from about 1760-65. Though we do not know the original owner, we do know it was a store owned and run by John Harrison, who was also Princeton’s postmaster, at the end of the 18th century. Here he sold various fabrics, including velvet and silk, as well as “health” books and balms. Members of the Continental Congress are known to have made purchases from him during their stay in 1783. Harrison is also known to have kept at least two enslaved people, including a woman and her child. When he first moved to Princeton after the Revolution, he purchased a farm along what is now Harrison Street (named for him). It is likely he had this woman laboring on it, for he describes her as “fit for kitchen or field” in an 1803 advertisement.

Later Namesake: Queen’s Court, a nickname that arose when this was a girl’s prep school in the late 19th century. Supposedly, a ghost of that era lives here.

Original Sections: Shorter brick wing on the left (east) side

Present Use: Michael Graves Architecture & Design