It took twenty years but the farmlands that belonged to John Witherspoon have been added to Princeton's "Central Park". Known as Tusculum Estate on Cherry Hill road was created in 1773 as Witherspoon's country estate. The sale of the 35 acres leaves another 23 acres still belonging to the estate.
The are some restrictions on the grant namely that 16.5 acre portion no structures except driveways and fences will be allowed so the that there is some historical continuity.
The original article by Lisa Rich of the Times of Trenton is currently unavailable online.
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