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Walter Lowrie House (Princeton, New Jersey)
The
Walter Lowrie House
is located at 83 Stockton Street in
Princeton, New Jersey
and is the
official residence
of the president of
Princeton University
. The mansion was built in 1845 by
Commodore
Robert F. Stockton
for his son
John P. Stockton
, both
senators
from
New Jersey
. Prior to being a senator the younger Stockton had served as the
Attorney General of New Jersey
and later as
ambassador to Italy
. Commodore Stockton was the son of
Richard Stockton
, another New Jersey Senator, and grandson of
Richard Stockton
, a signer of the
Declaration of Independence
. The latter Richard Stockton built
Morven
in the 18th century, which sits a short distance up Stockton Street. His grandfather's home, known as the "Barracks" is found at 32 Edgehill Street, the street which fronts the gate to the Walter Lowrie House property. It was built in the 17th century and gained its name from having served as a barracks in either the
French and Indian War
or the
American Revolution
.
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