Berrien City, New Jersey

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Berrien City, also known simply as Berrien, is an unincorporated community located within West Windsor in Mercer County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The neighborhood is located within the Princeton Junction census designated place centered about the intersection of Alexander Road and Scott Avenue, located within walking distance of the Princeton Junction train station and Princeton-Hightstown Road (County Route 571).

Berrien City was West Windsor's first planned development. Historically, it expanded in three major stages in the 1910s-20s. First was Scott Montgomery Berrien's "Berrien Heights" starting in 1916, consisting of 72 lots of uniform size surrounding Berrien Avenue and Montgomery Street. In 1924, his son - Alexander Lawrence Berrien - presented plans for an additional 42 lots, which, along with the 72 original lots, was called "Berrien City." These plans also introduced more roads: Lillie Street, Scott Avenue, and Emil Street, which were, respectively, named after his sister, father, and brother-in-law. Finally, in 1926, Michael McLaughlin, a real-estate developer, introduced "Princeton Gardens," consisting of 201 lots on both sides of the nearby Northeast Corridor railroad tracks. Only a portion of these lots were developed, all on the southeast side of the tracks. Princeton Gardens also incorporated a final street: Borosko Place, named after a local Hungarian family. Over time, all three developments - Berrien Heights, Berrien City, and Princeton Gardens - became collectively known as "Berrien City."

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