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Key Details
Sold Price $878,615
Property Type Single Family Home
Sub Type Detached
Listing Status Sold
Purchase Type For Sale
Square Footage 1,881 sqft
Price per Sqft $467
Subdivision Riverside
MLS Listing ID NJME2021336
Sold Date 01/30/23
Style Other
Bedrooms 3
Full Baths 2
Half Baths 1
HOA Y/N N
Abv Grd Liv Area 1,881
Originating Board BRIGHT
Year Built 1750
Annual Tax Amount $13,829
Tax Year 2021
Lot Size 0.380 Acres
Acres 0.38
Lot Dimensions 0.00 x 0.00
Property Description
Welcome to 2 Riverside Drive, a home filled with charm and history. This 3-bed, 2.5-bath house
was originally built in 1750, with additions in 1890, 1940, and 1961. Today, the house includes a
light-filled kitchen with patio access, basement workshop, office space, and bonus room
(perfect for a playroom or art studio). HVAC and electrical systems have been modernized. The
large yard features two patios, a quaint garden shed, multiple gardens, and plenty of room for
expansion. Originally, the property was a toll house and tavern on the main New York to
Philadelphia road. In the 1940s, the literary powerhouse couple Allen Tate and Caroline Gordon
bought the property and made it their own; famous guests reportedly included T.S. Eliot,
Edmund Wilson, and Dorothy Day. The dining room’s decorative fireplace has the word
“UNION” etched into the stone, likely a marker that this was a safe house for the pre-Civil War
Underground Railroad. Downtown Princeton, with its many restaurants and boutiques, is a
short walk away, and Riverside Elementary School is just down the block.
Location
State NJ
County Mercer
Area Princeton (21114)
Zoning R5
Rooms
Other Rooms Living Room, Dining Room, Primary Bedroom, Bedroom 2, Bedroom 3, Kitchen, Office
Basement Workshop, Unfinished
Interior
Hot Water Natural Gas
Cooling Central A/C, Wall Unit
Fireplaces Number 2
Fireplaces Type Non-Functioning, Wood
Fireplace Y
Heat Source Natural Gas
Laundry Basement
Exterior
Garage Spaces 4.0
Waterfront N
Water Access N
Accessibility None
Total Parking Spaces 4
Garage N
Building
Story 2
Foundation Other
Sewer Public Sewer
Water Public
Architectural Style Other
Level or Stories 2
Additional Building Above Grade, Below Grade
New Construction N
Schools
Elementary Schools Riverside E.S.
Middle Schools John Witherspoon M.S.
High Schools Princeton
School District Princeton Regional Schools
Others
Senior Community No
Tax ID 14-07701-00004
Ownership Fee Simple
SqFt Source Assessor
Special Listing Condition Standard
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