Drumthwacket - wikipedia Drumthwacket Drumthwacket U.S. National Register of Historic Places New Jersey Register of Historic Places Show map of Mercer County, New Jersey Show map of New Jersey Show map of the US Show all Location 354 Stockton Street Princeton, NJ 08540 Coordinates 40 ° 20 ′ 21.57 '' N 74 ° 40 ′ 29.36 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 40.3393250 ° N 74.6748222 ° W ﻿ / 40.3393250 ; - 74.6748222 Coordinates : 40 ° 20 ′ 21.57 '' N 74 ° 40 ′ 29.36 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 40.3393250 ° N 74.6748222 ° W ﻿ / 40.3393250 ; - 74.6748222 Built 1835 Architectural style Greek Revival Colonial Georgian NRHP reference # 75001142 NJRHP # 1744 Significant dates Added to NRHP June 10, 1975 Designated NJRHP May 8, 1975 Drumthwacket is the official residence of the governor of New Jersey. The mansion is located at 354 Stockton Street in Princeton, near the state capital of Trenton. ( It is one of only four official governor 's residences in the country not located within their respective state capitals ; the others are in Wisconsin, Ohio, and Tennessee. ) Drumthwacket and the surrounding land was sold to the state in 1966 and was designated the governor 's mansion in 1982. The estate is administered by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection. The non-profit Drumthwacket Foundation is responsible for preserving, restoring, and curating the house and grounds. In addition to being an executive residence, the home is also a historic house museum. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. Contents 1 History 2 Use by recent Governors 3 Building details and tours 4 See also 5 Notes 6 External links History The land that it is built upon was once owned by William Penn, the Quaker proprietor of the Province of Pennsylvania. William Olden acquired the property in 1696, and a small white homestead by Stockton Street called Olden House was later built on it. In 1799 Charles Smith Olden was born there. Olden gained wealth working at a mercantile firm in Philadelphia and later New Orleans before returning to Princeton, where in 1835 he began to build Drumthwacket, taking its name from two Scottish Gaelic words meaning `` wooded hill. '' Olden began his involvement in politics as a gentleman farmer and businessman, as treasurer and Trustee of the College of New Jersey ( now Princeton University ), as a state Senator, and finally in 1860 as governor, the first to live at Drumthwacket. The original structure consisted of a center hall with two rooms on each side, including the ​ 2 ⁄ - story center section and large portico with six Ionic columns, which remains today. In 1893, financier, industrialist, and Princeton University benefactor Moses Taylor Pyne purchased Drumthwacket for the sum of $15,000 from Olden 's widow. Pyne was responsible for major expansions of the home, turning it into a magnificent estate, `` surpassing anything previously built in Princeton. '' Pyne 's huge wealth allowed him to add two wings on each side of the house, in 1893 and 1900, both designed by Raleigh C. Gildersleeve ( who also designed many Princeton University buildings ) and including a paneled library. Pyne also added park - like landscaping, greenhouses, bridle paths, a dairy farm, and formal Italian gardens. Pyne died in 1921 ; the property, including the house and twelve surrounding acres, was sold by Pyne 's one grandchild Agnes Pyne in 1941 to Abram Nathaniel Spanel. Spanel was an industrialist and inventor who had immigrated from Russia as a child. He founded the International Latex Corporation, which later became the International Playtex Corporation. Many of Spanel 's engineers staff lived at Drumthwacket, and many of his patented inventions were conceived in what later became known as the Music Room. In 1966, the Spanels sold the estate to New Jersey with the intent that it be used as the governor 's official residence, to replace Morven, the old governor 's mansion. However, it took 15 years for the estate to be used as an official residence, with the New Jersey Historical Society in 1981 finally raising enough funds. In 1982, the Drumthwacket Foundation was formed. Use by recent governors Thomas Kean ( 1982 -- 1990 ) lived in his private home. James Florio ( 1990 -- 1994 ) lived full - time in the mansion. Christine Todd Whitman ( 1994 -- 2001 ) lived part - time in the mansion. Donald DiFrancesco ( 2001 -- 2002 ) lived part - time in the mansion. John O. Bennett ( 2002 ) lived in the mansion for his 31⁄2 days as Acting Governor. James McGreevey ( 2002 -- 2004 ) lived full - time in the mansion. Richard Codey ( 2004 -- 2006 ) lived part - time in the mansion. Jon Corzine ( 2006 -- 2010 ) lived part - time in the mansion. Drumthwacket became his full - time residence while he was recovering from injuries sustained in a severe automobile accident. Chris Christie ( 2010 -- 2018 ) only used the mansion for Sunday dinners and official functions, while living in his private home. Phil Murphy ( 2018 - ) lives in his private home in Middletown and uses the mansion for official functions and meetings. Building details and tours There are 12 private rooms upstairs used by the first family and six public rooms on the main floor that are the site of many official functions. An annual Garden Club holiday display is a tradition at the property. Drumthwacket is open for guided tours on most Wednesdays, except for the entire month of August, the day before Thanksgiving, and several other dates. The tour includes the six public rooms used by the governor for meetings and receptions, as well as the solarium, center hall, dining room, parlor, music room, library, and governor 's study. Guided tours are conducted by volunteer docents. Visitors are also welcome to walk through the gardens and visit the Olden House, the restored farmhouse on the property that is home to the gift shop and Drumthwacket Foundation. See also New Jersey portal NRHP portal Governor 's Ocean Residence - Official ocean front NJ Governor 's residence at Island Beach State Park, NJ Notes Jump up ^ National Park Service ( 2006 - 03 - 15 ). `` National Register Information System ''. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. Jump up ^ `` New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places -- Mercer County '' ( PDF ). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection -- Historic Preservation Office. April 5, 2013. p. 8. Archived from the original ( PDF ) on May 16, 2013. Retrieved June 4, 2013. ^ Jump up to : `` The History. '' Drumthwacket Foundation. Jump up ^ Chen, David W. ( April 30, 2007 ). `` Corzine to Make Early Exit From Hospital Monday ''. The New York Times. Retrieved July 30, 2008. Jump up ^ `` Christie : I wo n't live at Drumthwacket '', The Trentonian, November 7, 2009. Jump up ^ Lauren Payne, `` Christmas At Drumthwacket '' ( November 17, 2010 ). New Jersey Monthly. Jump up ^ `` Visit Drumthwacket Archived December 6, 2010, at the Wayback Machine... '' Drumthwacket Foundation. 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Cigar Factory Golden Swan - True American Hopewell Station In and Out Social Club Thomas Maddock 's Sons Company Mount Rose Distillery Old Eagle Tavern Pennington Railroad Station Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Freight Station Princeton Railroad Station Roebling Machine Shop John A. Roebling 's Sons Company, Trenton N.J., Block 3 Somerset Roller Mills Stokely - Van Camp Industrial Complex Trenton Bath House West Trenton Station Public buildings Bellevue Avenue Colored School East Trenton Public Library Higbee Street School Mott School and Second Street School Trenton War Memorial Trenton City Hall U.S. Post Office and Courthouse Witherspoon Street School for Colored Children Sites Archeological Site No. 1 - 18th Century Vessel ( 28ME196 ) Crosswicks Creek Site III Princeton Ice Company Washington Road Elm Allée Structures Hog Island Cranes Morrisville -- Trenton Railroad Bridge Trenton Battle Monument Trenton City / Calhoun Street Bridge Former Princessville Inn See also : National Register of Historic Places listings in Mercer County, New Jersey and List of National Historic Landmarks in New Jersey Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Drumthwacket&oldid=833458901 '' Categories : Houses completed in 1835 Governors ' mansions in the United States Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in New Jersey Historic house museums in New Jersey Museums in Princeton, New Jersey Government buildings in New Jersey Houses in Princeton, New Jersey National Register of Historic Places in Mercer County, New Jersey New Jersey Register of Historic Places Hidden categories : Webarchive template wayback links Wikipedia page with obscure country or subdivision Coordinates on Wikidata All articles with unsourced statements Articles with unsourced statements from July 2017 Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 31 March 2018, at 17 : 57. 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