Updike Farmstead - c. 1700
354 Quaker Road, Princeton, NJ

Scope of Work: Timber Wood Restoration, Chimney Structure Reconstruction, Carpentry Restoration, Paint

Contract Amount: $304,916.

Architect: Watson & Henry Associates, 12 North Pearl Street, Bridgeton, NJ 08302

Owner: Historical Society of Princeton

Benjamin Clarke, an original Stony Brook settler, first owned the land as part of a 1200 acre parcel he purchased in 1696. The property remained in the hands of his descendents for over 150 years. George Furman Updike acquired the farm in 1892.

In 2004, the Historical Society of Pricenton purchased the remaining six-acre farmstead from his family.

The farmstead now consists of six acres of land, a farmhouse, barns, chicken coops, other outbuildings and a windmill. The property lies in a State and National Historic District and Princeton Township's Battlefield Preservation District. The farm is along the route followed by Continental troops on their way to engage British soldiers at the neighboring Thomas Clarke farm at Princeton Battlefield.