Wyckoff Feed Mill

Former Voorhees warehouse viewed from rear parking next to railroad tracks. April 23, 2023. From Paul Ligeti.

Historical Overview

Standing at 37 Station Drive is an unassuming mid-century 2-story office building. However, in its rear is a much-older (1800s or early 1900s) broken-gable roofed addition, just a few dozen feet away from the railroad tracks. This structure is a member West Windsor's "100 Club" and a contributing element to the historic West Windsor community of Princeton Junction.

It's unknown when this building was erected, but a "warehouse" appears in this location on an 1875 map of West Windsor (although this may refer to the nearby Dewey's Upholstery Shop building at 33 Station Drive).[1] The first known owner of the structure at 37 Station Drive was David S. Voorhees, who had purchased farmland in the area in 1848.[2] It's assumed it was built as a small barn, to house animals and/or agricultural crops/products.

After David's death in 1883,[3] the property eventually passed to George W. Voorhees and his wife, Sarah. In 1898, they sold it to Jacob R. Wyckoff,[4] an ex-assemblyman.[5] The deed that year mentions a "premises," suggesting this structure existed back then.[6] 

OWnership of this property thereafter is unclear. In 1947, it was purchased by Austin D. and Charlotte S. Morrell.[7] Several more owners have bought and sold the property since then,[8],[9],[10] adding an expansion fronting Station Drive between 1975 and 1980.[11],[12] 

Former Jacob R. Wyckoff Feed Mill, April 1997.

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Bibliography

1. ​“West Windsor Township.” Map. 1875 Historical Atlas of Mercer County, New Jersey - Map of West Windsor. Philadelphia, PA: Everts & Stuart, 1875. https://www. loc.gov/item/2010587333/.
2. ​Jemison, Elizabeth, Jemison, Isiah, Voorhees, David S. “Indenture.” West Windsor, 1848. Located in the Mercer County Clerk's Office, Mercer County Deed Book M Page 657.
3. ​Princeton Baptist Church. (n.d.). Princeton Baptist Church graveyard. West Windsor. Princeton Baptist Church graveyard gravestones, which often list birth dates, death dates, and ages of those buried there - including those of many of West Windsor's oldest families.
4. Voorhees, George W., Voorhees, Sarah., Wyckoff, Jacob R. “Indenture.” West Windsor, 1898. Located in the Mercer County Clerk's Office, Mercer County Deed Book 189 Page 19.
5. "Large Hay Press Burned." Waterbury Evening Democrat. January 22, 1898.
6. Voorhees, George W., Voorhees, Sarah., Wyckoff, Jacob R. “Indenture.” West Windsor, 1898. Located in the Mercer County Clerk's Office, Mercer County Deed Book 189 Page 19.
7. Morrell, Austin D., Morrell, Charlotte S., S. E. Nini Inc. “Deed.” West Windsor, 1966. Located in the Mercer County Clerk's Office, Mercer County Deed Book 1754 Page 618.
8. Samdee Management Inc., S. E. Nini Inc. “Deed.” West Windsor, 1967. Located in the Mercer County Clerk's Office, Mercer County Deed Book 1777 Page 487.
9. Hurley, William J., Samdee Management Inc., Walsh, Barbara. “Deed.” West Windsor, 1973. Located in the Mercer County Clerk's Office, Mercer County Deed Book 1936 Page 478.
10. CNR Property LLC, Hurley, William J., Walsh, Barbara. “Deed.” West Windsor, 2012. Located in the Mercer County Clerk's Office, Mercer County Deed Book 6143 Page 724.
11. “West Windsor Aerial Photography Composite Map, 1975.” Map. Historical Society of West Windsor - Map Archives. West Windsor, NJ, 1975.
12. “West Windsor Aerial Photography Composite Map, 1980.” Map. Historical Society of West Windsor - Map Archives. West Windsor, NJ, 1980.​