Francis Hopkinson House

Francis Hopkinson House
101 Farnsworth Ave.
***Now used as business offices***
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This building was built in 1750. It was the home of Declaration of Independence signer Francis Hopkinson. He lived here with his wife Ann Borden from 1774 until his death in 1791. [11]

Hopkinson was one of five signers of the Declaration of Independence representing New Jersey. The other four were:
• Abraham Clark, whose house is in Roselle; his gravesite is in Rahway
• John Hart, whose house and gravesite are in Hopewell
• Richard Stockton, whose home, Morven, and his gravesite are both in Princeton
• John Witherspoon, who lived at the Maclean House in Princeton, and is buried at the Princeton Cemetery.