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​​Welcome to the Trent House

THE MUSEUM WILL BE CLOSED FOR A SPECIAL EVENT ON SATURDAY MARCH 18TH 
OPEN ON SUNDAY MARCH 19TH REGULAR HOURS 1:00 TO 4:30 PM

The Trent House Museum is open for visitors Wednesdays through Sundays from 1:00 to 4:30 pm, except on City holidays.
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William Trent, with his family and eleven enslaved individuals of African descent, lived on this 1,000-plus acre plantation at the Falls of the Delaware in the colony of West Jersey, which is now the city of Trenton, New Jersey. The land on which the Trent House and the city of Trenton stands is part of the traditional territory of the Lenni-Lenape, called "Lenapehoking." During the colonial era and early federal period, many were removed west and north, but some also remain in continuing historical tribal communities of the region. We acknowledge the Lenni-Lenape as the original people of this land and their continuing relationship with their territory.​

Born in Scotland, William Trent immigrated to the American colonies in the early 1690's and embarked upon a successful career as a Philadelphia merchant. He traded mainly with Great Britain and with the other American colonies and participated in the slave trade, buying and selling enslaved people in the West Indies and in the North American colonies.

In 1714, Trent purchased a large tract of land in central New Jersey from the initial English colonist, Mahlon Stacy, and built a grand country residence in 1719. In 1720 Trent laid out a settlement surrounding his residence and in 1721 Trent, his family, and the enslaved members of his household moved to the home from Philadelphia. Trent continued his active civic life in New Jersey, serving in the Assembly and as the Chief Justice. The city of Trenton takes its name from “Trent’s Town,” the area around Trent’s home.

The house itself is a large, imposing brick structure, built in the newest fashion of the time, with an “allee” of English cherry trees leading from the entrance down to the ferry landing on the river. Nearby, there were numerous outbuildings, orchards, and fields as well as grist, saw, and fulling mills along the Assunpink Creek.
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Trent House Association Board of Trustees

The Board of Trustees is the governing body of the Trent House Association, which manages and operates the Trent House Museum in collaboration with the City of Trenton. Individuals who sit on the board are responsible for overseeing the organization's activities. Board members meet once a month to discuss and vote on the affairs of the organization.
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1719 William Trent House Museum
William Trent House Museum
Located at: 15 Market Street,
Trenton, NJ 08611
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Mailing address: P.O. Box 77234,
​Trenton, NJ 08628
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Hours of Operation
Wednesdays – Sundays
1:00 pm – 4:30 pm
Closed Municipal Holidays

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Adults: $5.00
Children and Seniors: $4.00
Members: FREE

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The William Trent House Museum is a National Historic Landmark in the Crossroads of the American Revolution National Heritage Area and on the Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Historic Trail. The Museum is dedicated to sharing the authentic history of the house, property, and people with our communities, connecting the past with today and tomorrow. Owned by the City of Trenton, it is operated by the Trent House Association, which is supported by the generosity of its members and donors; by grants from the New Jersey Council for the Humanities, the New Jersey Cultural Trust, the New Jersey Historic Trust, the Mercer County Cultural and Heritage Commission with funding from the New Jersey Historical Commission, and the New Jersey Arts & Culture Renewal Fund of the Princeton Area Community Foundation; and by contributions from NJM Group and Orion General Contractors.
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