Princeton Nurseries

Princeton Nurseries was a large commercial plant nursery near Kingston, New Jersey.[3] Founded in 1913 by William Flemer Sr., it once was the largest commercial nursery in the United States. The company stopped operations here in 1995.[4] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places as the Princeton Nurseries Historic District on August 28, 2018.[5]

Princeton Nurseries Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
New Jersey Register of Historic Places
Princeton Nurseries, Sales and Administration Building, 2018
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Location	Generally along Mapleton Road and Ridge Road Plainsboro Township, New Jersey and South Brunswick, New Jersey
Coordinates	40°22′07″N 74°36′55″W
Area	269 acres (109 ha)
Built	1913
Built by	Rolf W. Bauhan; William Flemer Jr.
NRHP reference No.	08000899[1]
NJRHP No.	1925[2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	August 28, 2018
Designated NJRHP	July 22, 2008

Horticultural introductions

• Ulmus americana 'Princeton' – 'Princeton' American Elm

Gallery

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  Storage Building
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  Progagation House
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  Propagation House and Greenhouse
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  Flemer Arboretum
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  Flowering tree in the arboretum

See also

• Washington Road Elm Allée

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
2. "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places - Middlesex County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. May 21, 2018. pp. 12, 15.
3. "History of Princeton Nurseries". Friends of Princeton Nursery Lands.
4. Offredo, Jon (September 6, 2013). "Former Princeton Nurseries celebrates 100th anniversary in Kingston". NJ.com.
5. "National Register of Historic Places: weekly list 20180831". National Park Service.

External links

• "Princeton Nursery Lands". Friends of Princeton Nursery Lands.
• "Kingston Greenway South". New Jersey Trails Association.