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Princeton University Eating Clubs Tour  Time 10:00 am - 12:30 pm Location Colonial Club, 40 Prospect Avenue Princeton Join author Clifford Zink on a walking tour of Princeton University’s majestic eating clubs. Learn about the architecture, origins, and development of the sixteen Classical and Gothic-style clubhouses, which date from 1895 to 1928. Participants will also have the unique opportunity to tour the inside of three clubs:  Tiger Inn, Cap & Gown Club, and Terrace Club. Copies of Zink’s 2017 book,  The Princeton Eating Clubs , will be available for sale at a discounted price at the tour.  Co-sponsored by Princeton Prospect Foundation and the Historical Society of Princeton. Sept 28, 2019 Nov 9, 2019

Saturday, November 2 – Mercer County Historical Society of Princeton Presents 2019 House Tour The Historical Society of Princeton is pleased to present its 18 th  annual House Tour from 10 AM to 4 PM on Saturday, November 2, 2019.  This signature fall event celebrates significant architecture and design in the homes of HSP’s supportive community. This year’s Tour features six unique homes, each one a distinct example of its own time and style. Visitors will marvel in the modifications, redesigns, furnishings, salvaged materials, and architectural features during a self-guided tour of the homes throughout the day. This year's tour will feature: Manor House at Princeton Academy of the Sacred Heart: Perhaps one of the most intricate homes  designed by prolific Princeton architect, Rolf Bauhan, the Manor House was constructed for Mr. and Mrs. Thomas S.  Dignan and completed around 1930. Mrs. Dignan’s family owned the Ward Baking Company, makers of Wonder  Bread. Bau...