Mansion House (also referred to as Ellarslie and McCall House) is a historic residence located in
Trenton,
Mercer County,
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York; on the east, southeast, and south by the Atlantic Ocean; on the west by the Delaware ...
, United States. The house was built as a summer residence for Henry McCall Sr. of Philadelphia in 1848, and is one of the earliest examples of
Italianate architecture
The Italianate style was a distinct 19th-century phase in the history of Classical architecture. Like Palladianism and Neoclassicism, the Italianate style drew its inspiration from the models and architectural vocabulary of 16th-century Italian R ...
in the United States.
Since 1978 the building has been home to the Trenton City Museum, which features collections of decorative and fine arts.
The building was added to the
National Register of Historic Places
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on February 6, 1973.
See also
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References
External links
Trenton City Museum at Ellarslie
Houses in Trenton, New Jersey
Houses completed in 1845
Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in New Jersey
Italianate architecture in New Jersey
National Register of Historic Places in Trenton, New Jersey
Museums in Trenton, New Jersey
History museums in New Jersey
New Jersey Register of Historic Places
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