The Trenton City Museum
Ellarslie Mansion in Cadwalader Park
Trenton, New Jersey
Museum Hours:
Tuesday through Saturday 11AM to 3PM
Sunday: 1 to 4 PM
Second Friday: 11 AM to 3 PM; 5 PM to 7 PM
Closed Mondays and Municipal Holidays
Phone: (609) 989-3632 Fax: (609) 989-3624
Contact: Brian O. Hill, Director

The Trenton City Museum, located in Ellarslie Mansion in the heart of Cadwalader Park in Trenton, New Jersey, does not have a street address.  To find us using a mapping program, use the address of the house across the street from the entrance to Cadwalader Park: 700 Parkside Ave., Trenton, NJ 08618. From Parkside Avenue, turn into Cadwalader Park and follow the signs to Ellarslie, The Trenton City Museum.

Click here for a MapQuest map.

Directions

NEW YORK CITY AREA
Take NJ Turnpike south to Exit 7A to I-195 West, which merges into Rt. 129, Follow signs to NJ 29N.(through tunnel and past the baseball stadium on left). Take 29 N to the Parkside Avenue Exit. Continue through first traffic light at West State Street to second light. Turn left into Cadwalader Park, follow signs to Ellarslie, The Trenton City Museum.

PRINCETON
Take 206 South to traffic light past Rider University campus, which is Eggert’s Crossing Road. Go right, proceed to end and make left onto Ewingville Rd. Continue on this road, it will turn into Parkside Ave after Spruce St. Cross over Olden Ave. and Rt.31, cross Stuyvesant Ave. At the next light, turn right into Cadwalader Park. Follow signs to Ellarslie, The Trenton City Museum.

BORDENTOWN AREA
130 or 206 N. Just north of Bordentown, look for signs on right for I-295 to Princeton. Take I-195 West, which merges into Rt. 129, Follow signs to NJ 29N.(through tunnel and past the baseball stadium on left). Take 29 N to the Parkside Avenue Exit. Continue through first traffic light at West State Street to second light. Turn left into Cadwalader Park, follow signs to Ellarslie, The Trenton City Museum.

LAMBERTVILLE
Take Rt. 29 South toward Trenton. When the highway divides there is a traffic signal for West State Street (which is a left turn, not a jug-handle). Take West State Street to Parkside Avenue traffic light; (there is a red brick school building on right and baseball fields on left). Turn left and at next light go left into Cadwalader Park. Follow signs to Ellarslie, The Trenton City Museum.

BUCKS COUNTY, PA I-95 north
Immediately after crossing river take Rt. 29 south (exit 1) toward Trenton. Follow directions above from Lambertville. Or, take alternate Rt. 1 north to Calhoun St. Bridge across Delaware River. Follow signs for Rt. 29 north (toward Lambertville). Rt. 29 north to Parkside Ave. exit. Go through light at West State St. at next light go left into Cadwalader Park follow signs to Ellarslie, The Trenton City Museum.

US ROUTE 1 SOUTH
Take last exit before toll at Warren St. Turn right at the end of the ramp to next light. This is Market St. Go left on Market and stay to the left and proceed to 29 N. Take Parkside Ave. exit to second light and go left into Cadwalader Park, follow signs to Ellarslie, The Trenton City Museum

FROM THE TRAIN STATION
From Trenton train station, taxi's are available at the Walnut Avenue exit. Turn left at the top of the stairs/escalators from the station platforms. If you are being met by a car, them pick you up on at the N. Clinton (main) entrance. Go right on N. Clinton, left on E. State past Broad Street where the road you are on turns to West State. Proceed approximately one mile and go right on Parkside Ave. and at next light (300 yds.) go left into the park and follow the signs to Ellarslie, The Trenton City Museum.

FROM SOUTH JERSEY
Take the New Jersey Turnpike North to Exit 7A. Take 195 West that merges into Rt. 129, Rt. 29. Take 29 North to the Parkside Avenue Exit. Continue through traffic light at West State Street to next light go left into Cadwalader Park, follow signs to Ellarslie, The Trenton City Museum. Or take I-295 N.
In Bordentown follow the signs for 195 west to Rt. 129, Take 29 North to the Parkside Avenue Exit. Continue through traffic light at West State Street to next light go left into Cadwalader Park, follow signs to Ellarslie, The Trenton City Museum.

FROM FREEHOLD
537 south to 195 west to Rt. 129, Rt. 29, Follow 29 North to the Parkside Avenue Exit. Continue through traffic light at West State Street to next light go left into Cadwalader Park, follow signs to Ellarslie, The Trenton City Museum. Or, take NJ 33 west to the 33/130 turn off. Take 130 South to 195 west to Rt. 129 and follow the New York City area directions above.

Updated 02.15.08

Trenton artist Tom Malloy painted this watercolor of Ellarslie Mansion in 1981. It is now in the Museum's fine art collection.

Trenton Museum Society Committees
Click on the following links if you are interested in volunteering for one the following committees, or would like information on any of the topics.

Public Relations Comittee
Education Committee
Garden Committee
Store Committee
Membership Committee
Collections Committee
Hospitality Committee
Music Committee