Hopewell Museum
Encyclopedia
The Hopewell Museum is in Hopewell
, Mercer County
, New Jersey
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The original Museum and Hopewell Public Library
were housed in a three-storey brownstone
that was built by Randolph Stout in 1877. In 1965 the Hopewell Public Library
moved to its present location and in 1967 a two-story addition was made to the Museum building. The additional space enabled the Hopewell Museum to display other collections of Southwestern Native American
crafts donated by Dr. David H. Hill.
Apart from Native American
antiquities, the museum displays relics of American
village life from colonial
days to the present.
In 1974 Alice Blackwell Lewis was the curator of the museum.
Hopewell, New Jersey
Hopewell is a Borough in Mercer County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2010 Census, the borough population was 1,922.Hopewell was incorporated as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 14, 1891, from portions of Hopewell Township, based on the results of a...
, Mercer County
Mercer County, New Jersey
As of the census of 2000, there were 350,761 people, 125,807 households, and 86,303 families residing in the county. The population density was 1,552 people per square mile . There were 133,280 housing units at an average density of 590 per square mile...
, New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
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History
The museum was incorporated in 1922 as the Hopewell Free Public Library and Museum Funding and Building Association. It was formed to raise funds for a building to house a collection of antiques donated by Sarah D. Stout. This collection became the cornerstone of the museum. Many of the items having been used by the early inhabitants of HopewellHopewell
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The original Museum and Hopewell Public Library
Hopewell Public Library
Hopewell Public Library is a public library in Hopewell, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA.-History:The library was founded March 14, 1914 and was originally located at Broad and Mercer Streets in an old harness shop...
were housed in a three-storey brownstone
Brownstone
Brownstone is a brown Triassic or Jurassic sandstone which was once a popular building material. The term is also used in the United States to refer to a terraced house clad in this material.-Types:-Apostle Island brownstone:...
that was built by Randolph Stout in 1877. In 1965 the Hopewell Public Library
Hopewell Public Library
Hopewell Public Library is a public library in Hopewell, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA.-History:The library was founded March 14, 1914 and was originally located at Broad and Mercer Streets in an old harness shop...
moved to its present location and in 1967 a two-story addition was made to the Museum building. The additional space enabled the Hopewell Museum to display other collections of Southwestern Native American
Indigenous peoples of the Americas
The indigenous peoples of the Americas are the pre-Columbian inhabitants of North and South America, their descendants and other ethnic groups who are identified with those peoples. Indigenous peoples are known in Canada as Aboriginal peoples, and in the United States as Native Americans...
crafts donated by Dr. David H. Hill.
Apart from Native American
Indigenous peoples of the Americas
The indigenous peoples of the Americas are the pre-Columbian inhabitants of North and South America, their descendants and other ethnic groups who are identified with those peoples. Indigenous peoples are known in Canada as Aboriginal peoples, and in the United States as Native Americans...
antiquities, the museum displays relics of American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
village life from colonial
Colonial America
The colonial history of the United States covers the history from the start of European settlement and especially the history of the thirteen colonies of Britain until they declared independence in 1776. In the late 16th century, England, France, Spain and the Netherlands launched major...
days to the present.
In 1974 Alice Blackwell Lewis was the curator of the museum.