About This Place
The William Trent House, built in 1719, is the oldest building in Trenton and is named after the city's founder, William Trent. During the Revolution, the house served as the residence of Dr. William Bryant and was in the vicinity of the fighting on December 26, 1776.
Revolutionary Significance
William Trent, a wealthy Philadelphia merchant, established his plantation and built this brick house on the banks of the Delaware River in 1719. The settlement that grew around it took his name. By the time of the Revolution, the house had passed through several owners and was located at the southern edge of the town, near the Assunpink Creek. The house survived the battles of 1776-1777 and was later acquired by the city of Trenton for preservation as a museum.
Location
15 Market Street, Trenton, NJ 08611
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Events at This Location
1758
Old Barracks Built for French and Indian WarJohann Rall
1776
Fall of Fort WashingtonJohann Rall, Nathanael Greene
1776
Continental Army Retreats Through TrentonGeorge Washington, Nathanael Greene
1776
1776
Intelligence Gathering Before the CrossingJohn Honeyman, George Washington, Johann Rall
1776
1776
1776
Hessian Garrison Established at TrentonJohann Rall, Abraham Hunt, Phillis
1776
1776
Washington Crosses the DelawareGeorge Washington, John Glover, Henry Knox
1776
Battle of TrentonGeorge Washington, Johann Rall, Henry Knox
1776
1776
Hessian Surrender at TrentonGeorge Washington, Johann Rall
1776
Death of Colonel RallJohann Rall
1776
1776
Washington's Re-enlistment AppealGeorge Washington
1776
Enlistment Crisis and Re-enlistment AppealGeorge Washington
1776
1777
Night March from Trenton to PrincetonGeorge Washington, Henry Knox
1777
Cornwallis's March to TrentonGeorge Washington