STORIES WE TELL

The Stories We Tell

Over the thousands of years of history at our site, many different peoples have lived here beginning with the ancestors of the Lenape or Delaware tribal nations. Inhabitants of the historic house and land comprising Trent’s 1,000 acre estate have included Indigenous people, European colonists, people of African descent both enslaved and free, Revolutionary War figures, New Jersey elected and business leaders, immigrants working in local factories, people relocating from southern and rural U.S. communities, and recent newcomers from Central America and across the globe. The stories shared at the Trent House offer a window to visitors on this long history. Truly, Trenton's Story Begins...and Continues...Here.

Research and interpretation at the Trent House is guided by our mission statement and guiding ideas, as shown on the diagram below.

Learn more about the stories we tell by clicking on the links below.

First People

Colonial Trenton

Trenton At War

Trenton Makes

Trent House's Neighbors

Becoming the Museum of Today

1719 William Trent House Museum

William Trent House Museum
Located at: 15 Market Street,
Trenton, NJ 08611

Mailing address: P.O. Box 77234,
Trenton, NJ 08628

Email address: [email protected]

Hours of Operation
Thursdays – Sundays
1:00 pm – 4:30 pm
Closed Municipal Holidays

Admissions
Adults: $5.00
Children and Seniors: $4.00

Museum
(609) 989-3027
Trent House Association
(609) 989-0087

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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 also on the New Jersey Black Heritage 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 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 Bunbury Fund and the NJ Arts & Culture Renewal Fund of the Princeton Area Community Foundation; and by gifts from NJM Insurance Group and Orion General Contractors.