It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 10, 1986 for its significance in engineering, exploration/settlement, industry, and transportation.

[4] In 1683, Henry Greenland built the first tavern here for travelers between New York City and Philadelphia.

The mill was burned in 1776 by the British Army during the American Revolutionary War.

It was one of the first settlements in Princeton, preceded only by the Quaker community along the Stony Brook.

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