Part of The Next Generations’ Yeoman Farmers.

A translation of the word “farm,” the Bouwerie was named by the Dutch Updyke family who built it sometime mid-century. The property was first purchased by John Updyke around 1740, and in 1790 he willed it to his son Jacob.

The Dutch population was significant in early Princeton and colonial New Jersey. When the English seized New Amsterdam (today’s New York City) from Dutch control in 1674, many of New Amsterdam’s Dutch residents spread south into New Jersey. Dutch names like Vandeventer can still be seen around town in street and other place names. The iconic “Nassau Hall” was named for a Dutch royal house.

Original Sections: southern section of the house with the two-story porch

Present Use: private residence