The US Bank building at 102 South Pearl Street was built in 1963 and sits on a lot that once included Princeton’s first fire-engine house,
Author: rogerbartel
LOTS O’ HISTORY: LOT 3, BLOCK E | CREAMERY & MONUMENT WORKS
On the heels of the recent posts about west-side industries in the 19th century, I tracked down a couple of early 20th-century industries that formerly
THE PRINCETON MILL
We end our series on 19th century west-side industries where west-side industry began – at the Princeton mill. First, a word – or a few
THE MACHINE SHOP, COOPERAGE & FOUNDRY
Our tour of Princeton’s 19th century west-side industries continues with visits to three sites often associated with the seven-mile channel that brought the Mecan River
LOTS O’ HISTORY | ZUEHLS HEATING & AIR CONDITIONING
I was sad to see the “For Sale” sign go up at the former Zuehls Heating and Air Conditioning building at 601 South Fulton Street.
THE DISTILLERY, TANNERY & SLAUGHTERHOUSE
Three significant 19th century sites on Princeton’s west side have received scant attention in local histories: a distillery completed by Herman Scovill in 1872, a