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Trenton City Museum
Ellarslie In Cadwalader Park
Trenton, New Jersey
Phone: 609 989 3632 --
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Statement of Purpose:
18th to 20th century decorative art related to the city.
Highlights & Collections:
Ellarslie, The Trenton City Museum
Ellarslie, an Italianate villa, was built for Henry McCall Sr. of Philadelphia
as a summer residence in 1848. The architect selected to design Ellarslie
was John Notman, known for designing the first Italianate building in America
(Burlington, NJ) and the first Renaissance Revival building, the Athenaeum
in Philadelphia. Notman was locally recognized for having been the architect
for the 1845 expansion of the New Jersey State House as well as the design
for the State Hospital, which was also begun in 1848.
In February of 1881, Henry McCall Jr. sold Ellarslie to George Farlee for
$25,000. Seven years later, in September of 1888, the city of Trenton acquired
the property from Farlee for $50,000, which also included the surrounding
80 acres.
The City of Trenton opened the first museum here in 1889, closing several
years later. Ellarslie has been a restaurant, ice cream parlor and monkey
house. The building itself has been home to several noted Trenton families
over the years, and in 1971 renovations began to create the Trenton City
Museum. Ellarslie Mansion, included in the National Register of Historic
Places, opened in 1978 with an exhibition from our permanent collection of
Trenton cultural history.
CADWALADER PARK
In 1887 a committee of the Common Council for the city of Trenton began to
seek a location for what would become the City Park. Edmund C. Hill, a baker
by trade, who had been recently elected to the Common Council was chairman
of the committee and principal advocate for the idea of the City Park.
After the purchase of the Farlee estate, the city contracted the landscape
designer, Frederick Law Olmstead. Olmstead's style is defined by natural
rolling landscape, plantings of various species and sub-species of trees
and shrubs, the consistent use of curved footpaths and roadways, and often
the addition of animals in a natural habitat. Though perhaps best known for
his design of Central Park in New York, the same approach was applied to
the nearly one hundred acres resulting in what is now Cadwalader Park.
THE MUSEUM COLLECTIONS
Located on the second floor of the Museum is a permanent collection of fine
and decorative arts, cultural history, and industrial artifacts, nearly all
of which were manufactured in Trenton.
By 1880 there were hundreds of independent potteries operating within the
city of Trenton. The Museum houses an extensive collection of ceramic and
porcelain, which includes redware, stoneware, yellow ware, ironstone, tile,
architectural terra-cotta, and art pottery. While there are many fine examples
of each of these, the museum holds a concentration of table and art porcelain,
particularly from Trenton's most successful Manufacturer, the Ceramic Art
Company and its successor, Lenox. In addition, Trenton's contemporary art
potteries - Boehm and Cybis - are also represented in collections each has
donated to the museum.
The Trenton City Museum at Ellarslie is supported in part through the Mercer
County Cultural and Heritage Commission and volunteer efforts of the Trenton
Museum Society, which hosts receptions and other social functions held at
the museum. In addition, the Museum Society supports the acquisition and
conservation of the permanent collections. Membership is open to all and
everyone is encouraged to join this active and dedicated organization.
CONTEMPORARY ART
The first floor galleries are host to changing exhibitions of contemporary
art in all media, where visitors enjoy a diverse and exciting visual experience
throughout the year. In addition to exhibitions, the museum is host to many
special events, musical programs, and art classes.
The exhibitions have included internationally recognized artists such as
master woodworker George Nakashima, watercolorist Betsy Zill, fine art
photographer Geir Jordahl, and abstract painter Walter Darby Bannard. Celebrity
artists such as Norman Mailer, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Kurt Vonnegut, Allen
Ginsberg and William Burroughs. Ellarslie also hosts the Trenton Artists
Workshop Association's (TAWA) summer series of exhibits which highlights
the abundance of local artistic talent. In addition, the Ellarslie Open,
an annual juried exhibition provides visitors with an opportunity to view
the finest regional work from New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
Exhibits:
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November 6 to January 2 pARTners: An Exibition of Paintings and Sculptures
by Charles Kumnick and Chrisa Craig (Professors at Trenton State College)
The Best of Mercer County High Schools (upstairs) "Still Kesey After
All These Years"The Art of Ken Kesey, Curator Baird Jones In our Basement
Gallery
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November 14 1:30-3pm Joseph P. Merlino Memorial Lecture Series Alice Cooney
Frelinghuysen, Curator, Department of American Decorative Arts, Metropolitan
Museum of Art,"Tradition and Individuality, American Porcelain:1770-1920"
Slide and Lecture on Ceramics
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November 14, 3-5pm Hal Szenes Memorial Harpsichord Recital, Two Baroque Concerti
for three Harpsichords by Bach Featuring:Donival Brown, Joseph Heise and
Maria Zengion Donations graciously accepted at the door
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December 11, 5-8 PM Holidays at Ellarslie Come to the Museum for a reception
and that Special Gift for a friend! Hosted by the Trenton Museum Society
with special guests and performers
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January 8-February 20, 2000 Picture Trenton:A Major exhibition with Trenton
Views as a subject. This is a joint effort with TAWA, Artsbridge, Artworks
and Ellarslie. Call for a Prospectus!
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January 15, 2000 6-8 PM Opening Reception for Picture Trenton
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February 26-April 16,2000 Ellarslie Open XVIII,The Trenton Area's Best of
the Best in the 18th Annual Event Sponsered by the Trenton Museum Society
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March 4,2000 6-8 PM Opening Reception, Ellarslie Open XVIII
Hours:
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Tuesday through Saturday 11AM to 3PM
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Sunday 2 to 4 PM
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Closed Monday and Major Holidays
Admission & Directions:
NEW YORK AREA:
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Take NJ Turnpike south to Exit 7A. Take 195 West that merges into Rt. 129,
Rt. 29 follow directions to 29N.(Currently a detour
go left on Cass
St then
Take 29 North to the Parkside Avenue Exit. Continue through
traffic light at West State Street to next light go left into Cadwalader
Park, follow signs to Ellarslie, The Trenton City Museum.
PRINCETON:
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Take 206 South to traffic light past Rider University campus, which is
Eggerts Crossing Road. Go right, proceed to end and make left on Ewingville
Rd. Continue on this road, it will turn into Parkside Ave after Spruce St.
Cross over Olden Ave. and Rt.31, cross Stuyvesant Ave. immediately following
is Cadwalader Park on your right. Follow signs to Ellarslie, The Trenton
City Museum.
BORDENTOWN AREA:
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130 206 N. Just north of Bordentown, look for signs on right for I-295
to Princeton. Take 195 West, which merges into Rt. 129, 29. Take 29 north
to Parkside Ave. exit. Go straight through traffic light at West State St
.at next light go left into Cadwalader Park. Follow signs to Ellarslie, The
Trenton City Museum.
LAMBERTVILLE:
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Take Rt. 29 South toward Trenton. When the highway divides there is a traffic
signal to West State Street (which is a left, not a jug handle). Take West
State Street to Parkside Avenue traffic light; (there is a red brick school
building on right and baseball fields on left). Turn left and at next light
go left into Cadwalader Park. Follow signs to Ellarslie, The Trenton City
Museum.
BUCKS COUNTY, PA:
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I-95 north. Immediately after crossing river take Rt. 29 south (exit 1) toward
Trenton. Follow directions above from Lambertville or Alternate Rt.
1 north to Calhoun St. Bridge across Delaware River. Follow signs for Rt.
29 north (toward Lambertville). Rt. 29 north to Parkside Ave. exit. Go through
light at West State St. at next light go left into Cadwalader Park follow
signs to Ellarslie, The Trenton City Museum.
ROUTE 1 SOUTH:
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Take last exit before toll Warren St. Go through light to stop sign make
a right, Trent House is on left, go to next light(100yds.) make a left on
Market St. stay to the left and proceed to 29 N. Take Parkside Ave. exit
to second Light and go left into Cadwalader Park, follow signs to Ellarslie,
The Trenton City Museum
Directions from Train station
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From Trenton train station exit by way of the N. Clinton entrance (not Walnut
Ave.) Take a taxi (or if you have someone meet you) go right on N. Clinton,
left on E. State to N. Broad. Right on N. Broad to next block (E. Hanover)
go left. Go one block to Warren St. and go left. Go one block to W. State
and go right. Proceed approximately one mile to Parkside Ave. and at next
light (300 yds.) go left into the park and follow the signs to Ellarslie,
The Trenton City Museum.
From South Jersey:
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Take the New Jersey Turnpike North to Exit 7A. Take 195 West that merges
into Rt. 129, Rt. 29. Take 29 North to the Parkside Avenue Exit. Continue
through traffic light at West State Street to next light go left into Cadwalader
Park, follow signs to Ellarslie, The Trenton City Museum.
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Or Take 295 North . In Bordentown follow the signs for 195 west to Rt. 129,
Rt. 29. Take 29 North to the Parkside Avenue Exit. Continue through traffic
light at West State Street to next light go left into Cadwalader Park, follow
signs to Ellarslie, The Trenton City Museum.
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Take the Garden State Parkway North to 195 West that merges into Rt. 129,
Rt. 29. Take 29 North to the Parkside Avenue Exit. Continue through traffic
light at West State Street to next light go left into Cadwalader Park, follow
signs to Ellarslie, The Trenton City Museum.
From Freehold:
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537 south to 195 west to Rt. 129, Rt. 29. Take 29 North to the Parkside Avenue
Exit. Continue through traffic light at West State Street to next light go
left into Cadwalader Park, follow signs to Ellarslie, The Trenton City Museum.
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Or: 33 west all the way to the 33/130 turn off. Take 130 South to 195 west
to Rt. 129, Rt. 29. Take 29 North to the Parkside Avenue Exit. Continue through
traffic light at West State Street to next light go left into Cadwalader
Park, follow signs to Ellarslie, The Trenton City Museum.
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