Hightstown in Mercer County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

The Smith House

Photographed by Richard Peterson, August 7, 2026

1. The Smith House Marker

Inscription.
Hightstown’s oldest house. Part used as a store, 1770. In 1819 became the first postoffice. R. M. J. Smith State Treasurer lived here.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1770.

Location. 40° 16.204′ N, 74° 31.459′ W. Marker is in Hightstown, New Jersey, in Mercer County. It is on Stockton Street (County Route 571) just west of South Main Street (New Jersey Route 33), on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 137 Stockton St, Hightstown NJ 08520, 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 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Railroad in Hightstown (about

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400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Hightstown World War II Memorial (about 500 feet away); Hightstown (about 500 feet away); Memorial Park (about 600 feet away); East Windsor Township Civil War Monument (approx. 0.2 miles away); 1713 East Jersey Cottage (approx. 2 miles away); Parsonage Barn (approx. 2.4 miles away); Site of House of Dr. Hezekiah Stites (approx. 2½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hightstown.

Also see . . . Find a Grave: Col. Rescarrick Moore Smith. Grave of R. M. Smith, Cedar Hill Cemetery, Hightstown

To the Memory of Col. Rescarrick M. Smith. Late State Treasurer of N. J. Born Sept. 4 1804, Died Jan. 30 1865.

(Submitted on August 7, 2026, by Richard Peterson of East Windsor, New Jersey.)

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Photographed by Richard Peterson, August 7, 2026

2. The Smith House

Credits. This page was last revised on August 14, 2026. It was originally submitted on August 7, 2026, by Richard Peterson of East Windsor, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 7 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 7, 2026, by Richard Peterson of East Windsor, New Jersey. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.