Morven Museum & Garden

Morven was occupied and damaged by British forces during the occupation of Princeton in late 1776. The troops used it as a headquarters, destroyed furnishings and books, and slaughtered livestock. Annis Boudinot Stockton buried the family's important papers in the garden before fleeing, saving documents that would otherwise have been lost. The house was gradually restored after the war and served the Stockton family for several more generations.

The name "Morven" comes from the realm of Fingal in the Ossian poems by James Macpherson, reflecting the literary sensibility of Annis Boudinot Stockton. The property's evolution from colonial estate to governor's residence to museum mirrors the broader transformation of Princeton from a colonial village to a center of education and governance.