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The many towns around Princeton each have their own character and offer a broad range of housing. There are large new homes on acre plus parcels of land, communities of small new homes on small lots, antique and historic houses, condominiums, enclaves of townhomes, and all styles of residential resales.

You'll find Antique Homes in Montgomery and Hopewell

 Cranbury Township
Area: 13 square miles

Cranbury Township is a charming small town that offers an historic village center on Main Street surrounded by farms. Many Colonial, Federal and Victorian style homes. Newer single-home construction in the area surrounding the village. There is also a well- separated industrial zone where major corporations have headquarters. Efforts are being made to preserve the rural atmosphere of Cranbury, including minimum 6-acre zoning in many portions. The village is dotted with 18th and 19th century historic buildings, including small shops, churches, a museum, an historic inn and Victorian homes. A lake adds a bucolic touch and offers boating, duck feeding and ice-skating. The tranquil village is a friendly delight, but being centrally located offers easy access to Philadelphia and New York via the Turnpike

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 Franklin Township
Area: 47 square miles

Mostly rural yet growing community oriented to New Brunswick. Includes the villages of Middlebush, Franklin Park and part of Kingston and Griggstown, which is close to Princeton and has a Princeton mailing address. Less expensive older housing and newer colonials in large developments.

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 Hillsborough Township
Area: 13 square miles

An interesting blend of rural areas, single-family homes, garden apartments, townhouses and condominiums in a community which still counts farming as an important feature. Includes many villages. Easy commuting to many major work centers and very popular with young families.

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 Hopewell Borough
Area: 0.8 square miles

A yesteryear town snuggled at the foot of the Sourland Mountains. Picturesque older homes along tree-lined streets. Small downtown shopping district. Birthplace of John Hart, a signer of the Declaration of Independence.

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 Hopewell Township
Area: 58 square miles

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Hopewell Township surrounds Hopewell Boro and is a rural area of rolling hills, villages, historic landmarks, parks, forests, rivers and farmland. Here, Washington crossed the Delaware in 1776. Adjacent to where Washington crossed is Washington Crossing State Park, an 850-acre national landmark. There are many park areas, including the Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed which offers nature programs and miles of trails.

Hopewell attracts families as well as major corporations. Housing in Hopewell is varied, ranging from townhouses to cape cods, ranches, colonials and more expensive custom homes. Although many older homes exist there is an increasing amount of newer, more expensive custom homes. There are some exclusive housing developments, many farms and a mix of housing on good-sized lots.

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 Lawrence Township
Area: 21.9 square miles

Lawrence Township is conveniently tucked between Princeton and Trenton, an urban area and center of state government. Originally a farming community, it is now a suburban community with a full socio-economic spectrum and diversity. The Route One Corridor that runs through Lawrence and surrounding communities has seen extraordinary development in new office complexes and corporate centers. Education Testing Services (ETS), Bristol Myers-Squibb, Lenox, and IMO de Laval are headquartered here.

The village of Lawrenceville, a quaint community with tree-lined streets, has a mix of Victoria and post-World War II homes, as well as many new single-family homes that imitate 18th century Colonial homes. Also included are newer sub-divisions, estates and farms. The Lawrenceville School, a most respected private prep school, is in the village. Lawrence is also home to a comprehensive public school system, two Catholic schools, the Chapin School, and Rider College. Lawrence offers convenience of highway travel with easy access to I-95, I-295, Route 1 and Route 206.

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 Montgomery Township
Area: 32 square miles

Montgomery Woods townhome

Montgomery Township is located just north of Princeton and is bordered by the Millstone River to the east and the Sourland Mountains to the west. The rural/suburban area is characterized by sweeping vistas, meandering roads, streams, mountain trails, barns, pastures and a decreasing amount of open space. There are still remnants of its Dutch heritage with small villages such as Belle Mead, Dutchtown and Harlingen, as well as Revolutionary War sites. With its streams, canals, mountains, parks and championship golf course, recreation is abundant. Many newer home developments are to be found throughout Montgomery with most zoning for one-acre sites. There is a broad range of housing choices from smaller homes on small lots to very large exclusive custom homes on multi-acred properties, to antique homes and townhouses. Basically a township with a rural complexion which co-exists peacefully with the newer developed areas.

The Mary Jacobs Library in Rocky Hill serves Montgomery as well

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 Pennington Borough
Area: 1.0 square miles

Fresh organic vegetables

Pennington is a delightful village with colonial and victorian origins located in the middle of the Hopewell Valley. Pennington enjoys a small town atmosphere rural enough for residents to be away from the usual suburbs while having easy access to shopping, churches and commuting. The town is well maintained and homes are well kept. Nearby Kunkel Park and the Stony Brook-Watershed Reserve, with its extensive nature trails, provide fine recreation. Most residences are older homes and prices will vary.

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 Plainsboro Township
Area: 12 square miles

A rapidly growing suburban community located in the heart of New Jersey's cropland, which is rapidly disappearing and giving rise to massive corporate campuses. Young professionals who work in and around Plainsboro or commute to New York flock here. A new state-of-the-art complex includes a municipal building, library, and police department. Home to Bristol Myers-Squibb, Merrill Lynch, the Princeton Plasma Physics Lab, the Wall Street Journal and American Re-Insurance Company.

The community has several small parks and a new 80-acre community park, which includes baseball, soccer, tennis, basketball and nature trails. Housing is plentiful. Mostly newer homes, condos, townhouses, and apartments. The new single-family homes are predominately moderately priced two-story Colonials. Older homes of all styles are also to be found. Plainsboro offers a suburban lifestyle but with easy access to Princeton, Trenton or commute to Manhattan.

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 Princeton Borough
Area: 1.8 square miles

Princeton University

Princeton is a small, friendly university town, with academic and cultural sophistication.

Princeton Borough is rich in history and character. It boasts charming tree lined residential streets offering a variety of housing including Victorian homes and stone and mortar structures. The town's center is bustling with businesses, quaint shops, eateries and the historic Nassau Inn. Princeton is home to McCarter Theater, Princeton Ballet, Princeton Arts Council, Westminster Choir College, Princeton Pro Musica, Princeton Theological Seminary and the American Boy Choir School. Some who have made their home in Princeton have been Albert Einstein, Woodrow Wilson, Grover Cleveland and Toni Morrison.

Princeton Borough is 25 years older than Princeton Township. The former was founded in 1813 and the latter in 1838. What is now Nassau Street in Princeton Borough used to be called Kings Highway. It follows and old Lenni-Lenape trail. Andrew Carnegie created Carnegie Lake in 1906.

Princeton Borough is home to 15 national historic sites; six are National Historic landmarks and nine are sites and districts listed on the National register of Historic Places. Nassau Hall, briefly the capital of the U.S. for four months, during the Continental Congress in the summer of 1783, stands in front of the town's center at Palmer Square.

The Mercer oak, which until recently stood in Princeton Battlefield State Park, witnessed the Battle of Princeton during the Revolution and gave shelter to the mortally wounded Gen. Hugh Mercer, for whom the tree was named. Despite historic preservation measures, the ailing 300-year-old tree finally succumbed to 25-mph winds in March of 2000.

Princeton University's ivied halls dominate one side of the town's mains street. Princeton University was chartered in 1746 as the College of New Jersey, the name by which it was known for the next 150 years. The College of New Jersey moved to Princeton in 1756, where it was housed in Nassau Hall. In 1896 when it earned university status, the College of New Jersey was officially renamed Princeton University in honor of the community in which it made its home.

Twenty-two Princeton alumni and faculty have been awarded Pulitzer Prize's. Five signers of the Declaration of Independence have ties to Princeton University: Richard Stockton, class of 1748;Samuel Davies and Benjamin Rush, Class of 1760; John Witherspoon, the university's sixth president; and Joseph Hewes, who by some accounts attended but did not graduate.

Actor's James Stewart ('32), Jose Ferrer ('33), Wayne Rogers ('53), David Duchovny ('82), Brooke Shields ('87), and Dean Cain ('88) are Princeton University graduates. Movies filmed at Princeton University include: "A Beautiful Mind," "Scent of a Woman," "Infinity," "IQ," "One True Thing," and "Hoop Dreams."

There are at least 32 towns in the United States called Princeton. Since 1843, there have been six Navy ships to bear the name of Princeton. The current USS Princeton is a Ticonderoga Class Cruiser home ported in San Diego, California.

There are many notable people buried in Princeton Cemetery. Among them are: J. Paul Baldeagle (d.1970), a Native American who taught school in Bordentown; Aaron Burr Jr. (d. 1836), who killed Alexander Hamilton in a duel in 1804; George Gallup (d. 1984) founder of the Gallup Poll; William Hahn Jr. (d. 1980), whose headstone epitaph reads "I told you I was sick"; James L. Johnson (d.1902), a runaway slave employed by the college; Donald Lambert (d. 1902), popular jazz musician; William Robeson (d. 1918) and Maria Bustill (d. 1904), parents of Paul Robeson; Barbara Boggs Sigmund (d. 1990), mayor of Princeton Borough; and John Von Neumann (d. 1957), world famous mathematician.

Palmer Square, Princeton

McCarter Theatre

Princeton is home to many historic sites, McCarter Theater, Princeton Ballet, Princeton Arts Council, Westminster Choir College, Princeton Pro Musica, Princeton Theological Seminary and the American Boy Choir School. Charming, tree-lined residential streets offer a variety of housing, including victorian homes and stone and mortar structures. Home to Albert Einstein, Woodrow Wilson, Grover Cleveland and Toni Morrison.

One of Princeton's prettiest sidestreets

Picasso and Henry Moore sculptures add beauty to the grounds of Princeton University

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 Princeton Township
Area: 16.3 square miles

Princeton Township surrounds the Borough like a doughnut around the hole, and is one of New Jersey's most prestigious communities. Whereas the Borough is the downtown area, the Township is more suburban and offers open space and larger properties. It has a more established feeling than many other local communities. Princeton is steeped in American History with major battles of the Revolutionary War fought here. Princeton's Battlefield State Park is one key attraction. The Township offers parks and open space with attract joggers, bikers, hikers, bird-watchers and nature lovers.

Other popular recreation areas are the Delaware and Raritan Canal Tow Path and Lake Carnegie, a man-made three-mile lake. In addition to the Borough's academic institutes, the Township includes some of the nation's best private schools. Most single family homes are in established areas and on tree-lined streets. Some newer housing in the more expensive price ranges. Many exclusive homes on elegant properties.

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 Rocky Hill Borough
Area: 0.6 square miles

Rocky Hill, a charming, tiny 100 year-old village nestled between the banks of the Millstone River and the Delaware and Raritan Canal on one side and Route 206 on the other. Mostly charming older homes and a few established streets of four bedroom residences. It is located, as the name implies, on a ledge of stone. Part of the land once belonged to the Unami or "people down the river", a family group of Lenape Indians. The area was settled mainly by the Dutch with many Italians following. Rocky Hill was part of Montgomery Township until 1890, when it withdrew to form its own borough. Rocky Hill served as George Washington's headquarters in 1783. Rockingham, his house at the time, is now a historic museum. With only 760 residents, small town life survives in the tight knit community, which proudly maintains its own fire company and ambulance squad. Rocky Hill uses the highly regarded Montgomery School System. Rocky Hill offers its residents the unbeatable combination of small town atmosphere and geographical convenience, especially to Princeton.

Sometimes I take a break from Real Estate and enjoy Princeton!

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 South Brunswick Township
Area: 41 square miles

A growing suburban-to-rural township with diversified housing and abundant open space. Includes Monmouth Junction, Deans, Dayton, Kendall Park, and part of Kingston. Kingston is a quaint and quiet village minutes away from Princeton. The main street is a two-block area which has not changed with time. The Delaware and Raritan Canal pass through Kingston, inviting canoeists, hikers, bird-watchers and cross-country skiers. At the border between Kingston and Princeton is a dam on the Millstone River, which creates Lake Carnegie. Straddles both sides of Route 1.

Charming Kingston

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 West Windsor Township
Area: 26.6 square miles

Commuter service to NYC in less than an hour

Originally a prosperous farming community, by the 1800's West Windsor was prized for its central location between New York and Philadelphia. Today it is a major center for research and corporate offices. Numerous housing neighborhoods with much new and newer construction, as well as older village homes. In addition to shopping along Route 1 and in neighboring Princeton, West Windsor residents enjoy access to many recreational facilities including the 2500-acre Mercer County Park and other Township parks and facilities, including a new pool complex.

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