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INFORMATION: call 609-397-0770 or email info@LambertvilleHistoricalSociety.org
The 2011 Tour includes Eight Homes
and Eight Additional Sites including...
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1797-early 1900s Victorian Eastlake Three centuries of Lambertville’s history are entwined in the architecture of this home. The original house, built in the late 1700’s, was a small, two-story brick structure. In 1874, a mill owner expanded the house by adding the three-story brick portion in the front. |
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1873 Duplex The young couple that bought this duplex recognized the great “bones” of this old home before they began to gut it, tearing out the walls down to the plaster and lathe. While renovating their old house, they never lost sight of its historical roots, preserving its architectural integrity whenever feasible. |
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1885 Victorian The current owner has worked to restore and adapt the property.by restoring the original rooms and surviving floors, retaining the original doors, and replacing windows custom-made using one surviving original window. The owner, a professional architect, created a two-story addition that perfectly blends with the original structure. |
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1895 Townhouse This townhouse is originally one of 13 attached homes built as workers’ houses in 1895 five of which were destroyed by fire. The porch is defined by tall columns with Doric capitals and is enclosed by a front railing, a balustrade. |
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1891 Queen Anne shingle-style This home sits on the original site of the 1840 Episcopal Church of Lambertville that had a two-story chapel and a tall center spire. Gutted by fire it was rebuilt as a residence retaining elements of the church such as windows, floor beams and some of the exterior stonework. |
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1860 former Opera House The grand façade of this building is indicative of its former life as an opera house/theater/concert hall/lecture hall and more. In 1979 a full renovation created five apartments on the newly divided second and third floors. The gracious apartment on the tour is the home of a local gallery owner and interior designer. |
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Apartment overlooking the Canal This apartment of a noted local restaurateur and chef and life-long Lambertville resident is located in a 19th century building which formerly housed a bread bakery and newspaper office. |
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1930s Hillside Cottage The homeowner’s creations of art and adaptive reuse of materials for homemade furniture and decoration are impressively beautiful elements in this unusual home overlooking a steep, attractive garden. |
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1820 Country Estate Inn This 1820 farmhouse and a 1927 addition comprise this uniquely charming property. In 1988, the 15-room house served as a designers’ showcase and shortly thereafter was transformed into an elegant country retreat. A restored barn (home to the resident alpacas) and carriage house are at the rear. |
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Mount Hope Cemetery This historic, but still active, burial ground includes the resting places for many names familiar to Lambertville’s development. It is situated on a slope with a beautiful view of town. |
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c. 1950 former supermarket [public restroom] State of the art when opened around 1950, the Acme supermarket was outdated and undersized by the time it closed in 1997. Lambertville purchased and renovated the structure to serve as the city’s Justice Center and public meeting room. Part of the store’s mid-century commercial signage adorns the lobby. |
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1865 Church The Centenary United Methodist building is an excellent example of Romanesque Revival church architecture. |
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1907 Fire House The Columbia Fire Company has served the community since 1893. Memorabilia, documenting the company’s long history, is on display. |
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1870 - A. H. Holcombe House – City Hall [public restroom] A.H. Holcombe built this gracious home in the popular French Second Empire Style in 1870 as a wedding gift for his wife. The dominant feature of the front is the projecting center tower with the lower convex and upper concave Mansard roof and round-headed dormers at top and the ornate cornice. This building recently underwent a total exterior restoration and has functioned as our city hall for more than 60 years. |
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1711 - Holcombe-Jimison House at the Holcombe-Jimison Farmstead Museum The circa 1711 Holcombe-Jimison House, now under restoration, is thought to be the oldest standing recorded home in the Lambertville area, and possibly in the State of New Jersey. The original chimney from 1700 is still intact. Two large hearth stones from an 18th century house from Lambertville were rescued and given new life. All the exposed and removed soil continues to be sifted for hidden artifacts. The initial excavation revealed a cache of artifacts including a stone axe estimated to be between 3,000 and 10,000 years old. |
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1816 James Wilson Marshall House and Exhibits The Marshall House is the boyhood home of James Wilson Marshall, discoverer of gold in California, and also serves as the headquarters of the Lambertville Historical Society, features several exciting historical exhibits. |
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