Mundy House

Mundy House in 2020.

Historical Overview

Standing at the intersection of South Mill Road and Princeton-Hightstown Road is a large, 2-story house that has clearly been enlarged over time. With an address of 3 South Mill Road, this building is a member of West Windsor's "100 Club" and a contributing structure to the historic hamlet of Vanhiseville.

Township tax records claim this building was constructed in 1875,[1] but the building is very possibly much older. A structure appears here on a map from 1849.[2] At the time, the property was owned by Israel Mundy, who had purchased this tract - which, per the deed, contained a house - from Jonathan and Ellen Jimison.[3]

The house eventually passed to the following owners:

• Charles and Ann Everett (????-52)[4]
• Benjamin and Lydia Reed (1852-57)[5],[6]
• Richard Hutchinson (1857-68)[7],[8]
• Harriet Schenck (1868-72)[9],[10]
• John V. N. Wyckoff (1872-74)[11],[12]
• John Walker (1874-18??)[13]
• B R. Temple (????-????)[15]
• Harry Snedeker (1913-1952)[16]
• K. Allen and Barbara Roszel (1952-64)

The property has long since passed to new owners, yet remains an original building in the community of Vanhiseville.

Vanhiseville in 1849. Notice "I. Mundy" and his house.

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Bibliography

1. “West Windsor Tax Assessor Address List, 2019.” West Windsor, 2019. List of all residences in West Windsor with dates of construction, according to tax assessor. Sent to the Historical Society by Lorraine Jones and Dawn Moretti.
2. Otley, J W, and James Keily. “Map of Mercer County, New Jersey.” Map. Camden, New Jersey: L. Van der Veer, 1849.
3. Jimison, Ellen, Jimison, John, Mundy, Israel. “Indenture.” West Windsor, 1842. Located in the Mercer County Clerk's Office, Mercer County Deed Book B Page 6.
4. Everett, Charles R., Everett, Julia Ann, Reid, Benjamin, Reid, Lydia. “Indenture.” West Windsor, 1852. Located in the Mercer County Clerk's Office, Mercer County Deed Book X Page 30.
5. Ibid.
6. Hutchinson, Richard, Reid, Benjamin, Reid, Lydia. “Indenture.” West Windsor, 1857. Located in the Mercer County Clerk's Office, Mercer County Deed Book 45 Page 330.
7. Ibid.
8. Hutchinson, Richard, Schenck, Harriet. “Indenture.” West Windsor, 1868. Located in the Mercer County Clerk's Office, Mercer County Deed Book 69 Page 623.
9. Ibid.
10. Schenck, Harriet, Wyckoff, John V. N. “Indenture.” West Windsor, 1872. Located in the Mercer County Clerk's Office, Mercer County Deed Book 93 Page 500.
11. Ibid.
12. Walker, Jonathan, Wyckoff, John V. N. “Indenture.” West Windsor, 1874. Located in the Mercer County Clerk's Office, Mercer County Deed Book 114 Page 467.
13. Ibid.
14. “Automobile Driving and Trolley Map of Mercer County, New Jersey, 1905 : from the Latest Geological and Actual Surveys.” Map. Princeton University Library - Digital Maps & Geospatial Data. https://maps.princeton.edu/catalog/princeton-5q47rr19d, n.d.