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History lost in crumbling homes as Mercer County ‘can’t find a use’ for them

Christina Rojas | June 1, 2014

Over the years, the John Rogers House has fallen deeper and deeper into neglect and disrepair. The deteriorating brick structure, believed to be the oldest in West Windsor, has become blocked with fallen trees, brush and weeds, and a tarp covers the roof.

In Princeton, the boarded-up Veblen House — which belonged to Oswald Veblen, a mathematician whose work contributed to atomic physics and was incorporated in the theory of relativity — sits isolated in Herrontown Woods and is prey to vandals.

Thirteen years have passed since the Rogers and Veblen houses were among three historical sites earmarked for stabilization and restoration. The county has rescued only the third house — the Noah Hunt House in Hopewell Township — while the Rogers and Veblen houses have been left to languish.

Princeton resident Steve Hiltner, who has taken on saving the Veblen House as a pet project, said vandalism coupled with neglect sends the historic buildings into a downward spiral.

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