Geography and Setting
The Lawrenceville School sits across U.S. Route 206 or Main Street, from the center of Lawrenceville. The village has historically been active as a commercial center for students. The Jigger Shop was for decades one of the most popular student hang-outs, with a soda fountain and the school bookstore. The school assumed ownership of the store in the 1970s and after a 1990 fire, the Jigger shop moved from Main Street to an on-campus location. The village's pizza parlor TJ's remains a popular on-campus spot for students. The cafe Fedora's and the Maidenhead bagel shop also serve as popular hang out locations for students.
The school includes a golf course, and owns much of the land to its east, which is covenanted as Green Space under New Jersey state law.
Lawrenceville sits midway between Trenton and Princeton, and has a strong historical connection to Princeton University.
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