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Albert Einstein House
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| Location: | 112 Mercer Street, Princeton, New Jersey |
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| Built: | 1870s or 1880s |
| Governing body: | Private |
| NRHP Reference#: | 76002297 |
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| Added to NRHP: | January 7, 1976[1] |
| Designated NHL: | January 7, 1976[2] |
The Albert Einstein House at 112 Mercer Street in Princeton, New Jersey[3] was the home of Albert Einstein from 1936 until his death in 1955.[4]
The house "was probably built in the 1870's or 1880's. The house is a simple pattern-book cottage and in itself is of no particular architectural significance".[5]:2
Albert Einstein reportedly requested that this house not be made a museum, and the family did not want it to be recognized as such. Nonetheless it was added to the National Register of Historic Places and further designated a U.S. National Historic Landmark in 1976.[5][1][2]
The house is currently occupied by Eric Maskin and his family. He is the Albert O. Hirschman Professor of Social Science, School of Social Science, Institute of Advanced Study, Princeton University, and the 2007 Nobel Prize winner with two others.
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