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ARTWORKS

This visual arts school with studios and gallery is located in a historic renovated factory building next to Mill Hill Park. Classes and workshops in a wide variety of visual arts media are offered year-round for children, teens and adults. A 2,000 square-foot gallery features ten exhibitions annually.

CONTEMPORARY CLUB VICTORIAN MUSEUM

This restored Victorian townhouse features Life in Victorian New Jersey, a one-hour program and tour about the lifestyle of the Victorian period (1840-1900). By reservation.

THE TRENTON CITY MUSEUM
AT ELLARSLIE MANSION

Ellarslie presents permanent and special exhibitions of Trenton's historical artifacts and industrial products, particularly pottery and porcelain, as well as works by local artists. It is surrounded by a beautiful park designed by Frederick Law Olmsted. Groups by reservation.

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NEW JERSEY STATE HOUSE

The capitol since 1792, the State House is New Jersey's most historic public building. Today it houses the executive and legislative branches of government, includes magnificently restored chambers and is a "must see" for anyone interested in civics and architecture. One-hour guided tours take place on days (Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays) when the Legislature does not meet. Groups of over ten and all school groups require advance reservations.

THE OLD BARRACKS MUSEUM

The Old Barracks was built in 1758 and offers costumed "first person" interpretive history programs that involve visitors with the important ideas and events of 1777 New Jersey. The newly restored building features a changing exhibition gallery and gift shop that sells books and colonial-era items.

TRENTON WAR MEMORIAL THEATER

Trenton War Memorial Theater, the state's official monument to all New Jerseyans who served in the Armed Forces of the United States, was built in 1930 and is widely known as a center for the performing arts. An architectural treasure listed on the National Register and the State Register of Historic Sites, the War Memorial was reopened in 1999 by the State of New Jersey following a $35-million restoration and renovation. Tours of the building are free but must be arranged in advance.

THE 1719 WILLIAM TRENT HOUSE

The 1719 home of William Trent is open to the public again following extensive restoration. Call for further information.

TRENTON BATTLE MONUMENT

Designed by John H. Duncan, architect of President Grant’s Tomb, and dedicated in 1893, the monument is a triumphal column of granite 148 feet high which marks the place where George Washington placed the artillery for the Battle of Trenton. Three cast bronze plaques, two by Thomas Eakins and one by Karl Niehaus, depict Washington’s army crossing the Delaware, the opening of the Battle of Trenton, and the surrender of the Hessians. Call for current visiting hours.

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Updated 09.01.06