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Alexander Douglass House

1766

 
 
Alexander Douglass House Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), October 15, 2022
1. Alexander Douglass House Marker
Inscription. Built on South Broad Street, this small frame house was owned during the Revolution by Douglass, a quartermaster in the N.J. militia. On the night of Jan. 2, 1777, following the second Battle of Trenton, Washington and his generals met in the house to plan a clandestine march to Princeton.
 
Erected 2004 by City of Trenton, New Jersey.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial EraWar, US Revolutionary. A significant historical date for this entry is January 2, 1777.
 
Location. 40° 13.28′ N, 74° 45.961′ W. Marker is in Trenton, New Jersey, in Mercer County. It is in Downtown. It is at the intersection of North Warren Street (U.S. 206) and West Hanover Street, on the right when traveling south on North Warren Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 31 N Warren St, Trenton NJ 08608, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Jersey and in Greater Princeton. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: First Presbyterian Church (here, next to this marker); City Hall (here, next to this marker); Friends Meeting House (here, next to this marker); Trenton Public Library (here, next to this marker); War Memorial (here, next to this marker); Old Masonic Lodge (here, next to this marker);
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Old Barracks (here, next to this marker); St. Michael's Episcopal Church (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Trenton.
 
Warren Street Plaza Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Gary Nigh, November 2007
2. Warren Street Plaza Marker
Warren Street Plaza Dedication Plaque image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Gary Nigh, November 2007
3. Warren Street Plaza Dedication Plaque
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 17, 2022, by Gary Nigh of Trenton, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 208 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos:   1. submitted on October 17, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.   2, 3. submitted on December 4, 2007, by Gary Nigh of Trenton, New Jersey. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
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Jun. 28, 2026