Institute for Advanced Study

The Princeton Battlefield Area Preservation Society has filed suit to block the Institute for Advanced Study from constructing faculty housing on a plot of land adjacent to the Battlefield State Park.

The Institute for Advanced Study received the go-ahead on Thursday night to develop new faculty housing on a controversial plot of land on which George Washington and his troops fought the 1777 Battle of Princeton. In a unanimous 10-0 vote, the Princeton Regional Planning Board voted in favor of the IAS, despite continuing opposition from the Princeton Battlefield Area Preservation Society.

After three public meetings on the issue, the Princeton Regional Planning Board has not yet come to a decision about whether to allow the Institute for Advanced Study to build additional faculty housing on a parcel of land directly adjacent to Princeton Battlefield State Park. The hearing has been extended to a fourth meeting on Feb. 16.

The battle over the Institute for Advanced Study’s plans to build housing on land immediately adjacent to the Princeton Battlefield is reaching fever pitch.

The Institute for Advanced Study is moving forward with plans to build housing on land immediately adjacent to Princeton Battlefield State Park.

The Institute will go before the Princeton Regional Planning Board on Dec. 1 with a proposal for a 7.3-acre residential complex. The proposed project site lies directly between the Institute and the Battlefield State Park on land owned privately by the Institute.