George and Gertrude Tindall House

George and Gertrude Tindall house, December 2018.

Historical Overview

A 2.5-story L-shaped late Victorian house with wrap around porch stands at 1714 Old Trenton Road in the heart of the historic community of Edinburg. This building - hereafter called the "George and Gertrude Tindall" house - is also a member of West Windsor's "100 Club."

According to family members and censuses, the house was likely constructed some time between 1900 and 1910.[1],[2],[3] It was originally located on the same plot as the adjacent house at 1712 Old Trenton Road, and was consequently owned by John and Anna Tindall.[4]

However, it was their son, George Washington Tindall, who lived here with his wife, Gertrude B. Kelly Tindall.[5],[6],[7],[8],[9] George, a carpenter[10] - like his father[11] - and foreman for Lewis C. Bowers & Sons in Princeton,[12] was also was one of West Windsor's first Building Inspectors (1940s-50s) and its first Zoning Officer (also 1940s-50s).[13] The couple raised several children, including Maurice, Sanford, and Malcolm[14] (the last of who would be an eventual owner of the adjacent house at 1712 Old Trenton Road).[15]

George passed away in 1956,and Gertrude in 1971 (by which point she had moved out of the house). Since then, the house has passed through a number of owners. Like its neighbors, it still contributes to the historic character of Edinburg.

George Washington Tindall, c. 1950.

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Bibliography

1. United States Census, 1900 - West Windsor Township.” West Windsor Township, 1900.
2. United States Census, 1910 - West Windsor Township.” West Windsor Township, 1910.
3. Ligeti, Paul T. I., and LePrevost, Trevor. Phone Call with Trevor LePrevost. Personal, February 2022. Note: Trevor lived his entire life in or near Edinburg, growing up there in the mid-late 1900s and personally knew many of the people who lived in the village.​
4. ​Tindall, Anna, Tindall, Jonathan H., Tindall, Liscomb, Margaret. “Indenture.” West Windsor, 1882. Located in the Mercer County Clerk's Office, Mercer County Deed Book 132 Page 286.
5. United States Census, 1910 - West Windsor Township.” West Windsor Township, 1910.
6. United States Census, 1920 - West Windsor Township.” West Windsor Township, 1920.
7. United States Census, 1930 - West Windsor Township.” West Windsor Township, 1930.
8. United States Census, 1940 - West Windsor Township.” West Windsor Township, 1940.
9. United States Census, 1950 - West Windsor Township.” West Windsor Township, 1950.
10. United States Census, 1940 - West Windsor Township.” West Windsor Township, 1940.
11. United States Census, 1920 - West Windsor Township.” West Windsor Township, 1920.
12. "Obituary - George W. Tindall.” Trenton Evening Times, July 3, 1956.
13. ​​​“West Windsor Township Meeting Minutes, 1797-2012.,” n.d. Original Township Committee meeting minute database located in the Municipal Center.
14. United States Census, 1930 - West Windsor Township.” West Windsor Township, 1930.
15. ​Ligeti, Paul T. I., and Tindall, Wayne R. Phone Call with Wayne Tindall. Personal, February 2022. Note: Wayne lived his entire life in Edinburg, growing up there in the mid-1900s and personally knew many of the people who lived in the village.​