A wooden bridge was constructed across the Delaware River in 1812 to connect Lambertville with New Hope, Pennsylvania. Bridge street was laid out to meet with the bridge. Many of Lambertville's oldest structures are located along Bridge street. A tavern on Bridge street called the Lambertville House was built by Captain John Lambert in 1812. The James W. Marshall House also on Bridge street was built in 1816. The Delaware and Raritan Canal was constructed in 1830. The Belvidere Delaware Railroad was built along the canal in 1851.[3][4]
The Holcombe House was documented by the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) in 1937. General George Washington used it as his headquarters during the American Revolutionary War in July 1777 and later in June 1778.[5] The stone house was built around 1756 by Richard Holcombe (1726–1783), the son of early settler John Holcombe (1682–1743).[6]
The Lambertville City Hall was built in 1870 by A. H. Holcombe[7] and purchased by the city in 1950.[8] The three-story stone house features Second Empire architecture with a concave mansard roof.[3]
