2 RIVERSIDE DR

Princeton, NJ 08540

Welcome to 2 Riverside Drive, a home filled with charm and history. This 3-bed, 2.5-bath housewas originally built in 1750, with additions in 1890, 1940, and 1961. Today, the house includes alight-filled kitchen with patio access, basement workshop, office space, and bonus room(perfect for a playroom or art studio). HVAC and electrical systems have been modernized. Thelarge yard features two patios, a quaint garden shed, multiple gardens, and plenty of room forexpansion. Originally, the property was a toll house and tavern on the main New York toPhiladelphia road. In the 1940s, the literary powerhouse couple Allen Tate and Caroline Gordonbought the property and made it their own; famous guests reportedly included T.S. Eliot,Edmund Wilson, and Dorothy Day. The dining room’s decorative fireplace has the word“UNION” etched into the stone, likely a marker that this was a safe house for the pre-Civil WarUnderground Railroad. Downtown Princeton, with its many restaurants and boutiques, is ashort walk away, and Riverside Elementary School is just down the block.