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Witherspoon-Jackson Historic District

DISTRICT INFORMATION
Name	Witherspoon-Jackson Historic District
Status	Designated in 2016.
Last Entry Update	2/24/2020

DETAILS
African American residential district in north central Princeton.

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UPDATE
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HISTORIC RESOURCES
10 (rear) Maclean Street 10 Lytle Street 10 Maclean Street 10 Quarry Street 100 Leigh Ave 101 Leigh Avenue 102 Birch Avenue Arts Council of Princeton, 102 Witherspoon St 103 Leigh Avenue 105 Leigh Avenue 106 Birch Avenue 106 Leigh Avenue 107 Birch Avenue 107 Leigh Ave 108 Leigh Avenue Paul Robeson House, 108-110 Witherspoon Street Garage, 109 Leigh Ave 11 Green Street 11 Leigh Avenue 11 Lytle Street 11 Maclean Street 11 Quarry Street 11 Race Street 110 Birch Avenue 110 Leigh Avenue 111 Birch Avenue 111 Leigh Ave 112 Leigh Avenue 112 Witherspoon Street 112-1/2 Leigh Avenue 114 Birch Avenue 114 Leigh Avenue 114-118 Witherspoon Street 115 Birch Avenue 116-116-1/2 Leigh Avenue 118 Birch Avenue 118-120 Leigh Avenue 12 Birch Avenue 12 Green Street 12 Leigh Avenue 12 Lytle Street 12 Race Street 12-14 Quarry Street Dorothea House, 120 John Street 120 Witherspoon Street 121 Birch Avenue 122 Birch Avenue 122 John Street (vacant) 122 John Street (vacant) 123 John Street Witherspoon Street Presbyterian Church, 124 Witherspoon Street 124-126 John Street Elks Lodge, 124-26 Birch Avenue 125 Birch Avenue 125 John Street 129 Birch Avenue 13 Birch Avenue 13 Green Street 13 Leigh Avenue 13 Lytle Street 13 Maclean Street 13 Quarry Street 13-1/2 Lytle Street 130 John Street 131 John Street 132 Birch Avenue 132 John Street 133 Birch Avenue 135 Bayard Lane 135 John Street 135 John Street 136-142 Witherspoon Street 138 Birch Avenue 138 John Street 14 Birch Avenue 14 Birch Avenue 14 Green Street 14 Leigh Avenue Jimmy Mack's Barber Shop, 141 John Street 142 Birch Avenue 143 Birch Avenue 143 John Street 144 John Street 144-146 Witherspoon Street 145 John Street 146 Birch Avenue 146-148 John Street 147 Birch Avenue 148 Birch Avenue 15-15 1/2 Leigh Avenue 15-17 Lytle Street 150 John Street Allen's Tavern, 150 Witherspoon 151 John Street 152 John Street 154-156 John Street 155 John Street 156-158 Witherspoon Street 158-160 John Street 159 John Street 16 Leigh Avenue 16-18 Green Street 16-18 Lytle Street 16-18 Quarry Street Hageman Homes, 16-82 Clay Street 160-62 Witherspoon Street 161 John Street 162 John Street 163 Bayard Lane 164-166 Witherspoon Street 165 John Street 165 Witherspoon Street 165-171 Birch Avenue 166 John Street 167 John Street 168 John Street 169 John Street 169 Witherspoon Street 17 Birch Avenue 17 Green Street 17 Leigh Avenue 17 Maclean Street Service Station, 171 Bayard Lane 171 John Street Mt. Pisgah AME Church, 172 Witherspoon Street 173 Witherspoon Street 173-175 John Street 174-178 Birch Avenue 175-179 Birch Avenue 177 Witherspoon Street 18 Leigh Avenue 180 John Street 181 Witherspoon Street 182 Birch Avenue Charcoal Inn, 182-184 John Street Bank of Princeton, 183 Bayard Lane 183 Birch Avenue Douglass Hall, 184 Witherspoon Street 186 Birch Avenue 187 Birch Avenue Gate to Colored Cemetery, 187 Witherspoon Street 188 Witherspoon Street 189-191 John Street 19 Green Street 19 Leigh Avenue 19 Lytle Street 19 Maclean Street 19 Quarry Street 190 John Street 190 Witherspoon St 190-194 Birch Avenue 191 Witherspoon Street 192 Witherspoon St 193 Witherspoon Street 194 John Street 195 Birch Avenue 195-197 John Street 196-198 John Street 197 Witherspoon Street 198 Birch Avenue 199-201 John Street 199-203 Birch Avenue 2-6 Berrien Court 20 Green Street 20 Leigh Avenue 20-24 Lytle Street 200 John Street 201-205 Witherspoon Street 202 Birch Avenue 204 John Street 204-206 Witherspoon Street 206 Birch Avenue 207 John Street 207-211 Birch Avenue 208 John Street (vacant) 21 Birch Avenue 21 Green Street 21 Leigh Avenue 21 Lytle Street 21 Maclean Street 210 Birch Avenue 212 John Street Tillie & Morris Grocery, 212 Witherspoon Street 214 Witherspoon Street 214-218 Birch Avenue 215-219 Birch Avenue 216 John Street (vacant) 216 Witherspoon Street 22 Green Street 22 Leigh Avenue 22 Maclean Street 22-24 Quarry Street 220 John Street 222-226 Birch Avenue 223 Birch Avenue 224 John Street 226 John Street 227 Birch Avenue Albert Hinds Residence, 227 John Street Albert Hinds Residence, 229 John Street 229 John Street (Rear) 229 John Street (Rear) 23 Leigh Avenue 23 Lytle Street 23 Quarry Street 230 Witherspoon Street 230-234 Birch Avenue 231 Birch Avenue 231 John Street 232 John Street 232 Witherspoon Street 233 Birch Ave 235 John Street 238 John Street 238 Witherspoon Street 24 Birch Avenue 24 Leigh Avenue 24-26 Green Street 240 John Street 242 John Street 244 John Street 244 Witherspoon Street 246 John Street 246 Witherspoon Street 248 John Street 25 Birch Avenue 25 Green Street 25 Leigh Avenue 25 Lytle Street 25 Maclean Street 25 Race Street 250 John Street 252 John Street 254 John Street 254 Witherspoon Street 256 John Street 258 John Street 26 1/2 Leigh Avenue 26 Leigh Avenue 26 Lytle Street 260 John Street 266 Witherspoon Street 27 Birch Avenue 27 Leigh Avenue 27 Lytle Street 27 Maclean Street 272 Witherspoon Street 276 Witherspoon Street 28 Birch Avenue 28 Green Street 28 Leigh Avenue American Legion, 28 Lytle Street 28 Quarry Street 282-284 Witherspoon Street 288 Witherspoon Street 29 Green Street 29 Leigh Avenue 29 Lytle Street 29 Maclean Street 290 Witherspoon Street 292 Witherspoon Street 294 Witherspoon Street 298 John Street (vacant) 3 Maclean Street 3-5 Lytle Street First Baptist Church and Parsonage, 30 Green Street 30 Leigh Avenue 30 Lytle Street Masonic Temple, 30 Maclean Street 30 Quarry Street 300-302 John Street 31 Birch Avenue 31 Green Street 31 Leigh Avenue 31 Lytle Street 31 Maclean Street 32 Birch Avenue 32 Leigh Avenue 32 Leigh Avenue 32 Lytle Street 33 Green Street 33 Leigh Avenue 33 Lytle Street - 33 1/2 34 Leigh Avenue 35 Birch Avenue 35 Leigh Avenue Mary Moss Park, 35 Lytle Street The Waxwood, 35 Quarry Street 36 Birch Avenue 37 Leigh Avenue 39 Quarry Street 39-41 Leigh Avenue 40 Birch Avenue Morning Star Church of God in Christ, 41 Birch Avenue 42 Leigh Avenue 43-45 Leigh Avenue 44 Birch Avenue 44 Leigh Avenue 45 Birch Ave 47 Leigh Avenue 48 Birch Avenue Baldino's Grocery, 48 Leigh Avenue 49 Birch Avenue 50 Clay Street 50 Clay Street 51 Leigh Avenue 51-53 Birch Avenue 52 Birch Avenue 52A+B Leigh Avenue 54 Birch Avenue 54 Leigh Avenue 55 Leigh Avenue 56 Leigh Avenue 57 Birch Avenue 57 Leigh Avenue 58 Birch Avenue 58 Leigh Avenue 59 Leigh Avenue 60 Leigh Avenue 61 Leigh Avenue 62 Leigh Avenue 63 Leigh Avenue 64 Birch Avenue 64 Leigh Avenue 65 Birch Avenue 65 Leigh Avenue 66 Leigh Avenue 67 Leigh Avenue 68 Birch Avenue 69 Birch Avenue 69 Leigh Avenue 7 Green Street 7 Leigh Avenue 7 Lytle Street 7 Maclean Street 70 Leigh Avenue 70-74 Witherspoon Street 71 Leigh Avenue 73 Birch Avenue 73-75 Leigh Avenue 74 Leigh Avenue 76 Leigh Avenue 77 Leigh Avenue Princeton Nursery School, 78 Leigh Avenue 79-81 Leigh Avenue 8 Birch Avenue 8 Green Street 80 Leigh Avenue 82 Leigh Avenue 84 1/2 Leigh Avenue 85 Birch Avenue 85 Leigh Avenue 86 Birch Avenue 86 Leigh Avenue 87 Leigh Avenue 88 Leigh Avenue 89 Birch Avenue 9 Birch Avenue 9 Lytle Street 9 Maclean Street 90 Birch Avenue 90 Leigh Avenue 91 Birch Avenue 91 Leigh Avenue 92 Leigh Avenue 93 Birch Avenue 93 Leigh Avenue 94 Birch Avenue 94 Leigh Avenue 95 Leigh Avenue 96 Leigh Avenue 97 Birch Avenue 97 Leigh Avenue 98 Birch Avenue 98 Leigh Avenue 99 Leigh Avenue Clay Street Maclean Street Paul Robeson Place Paul Robeson Place Torrey Lane Witherspoon Lane

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