Hunter Research, Inc. is a consulting firm offering a full range of cultural resource services to public and private clients throughout the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast United States. The company has been in existence since 1986 and has established a reputation with clients and regulatory agencies for high-quality, effective and efficient work. The foundation of our company is a belief that the physical remains of the past can and should make a vital contribution to everyday life.

120 West State Street
Trenton, New Jersey 08608
tel: 609.695.0122
fax: 609.695.0147
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Services offered in-house include historical and archival research, prehistoric, historic and industrial archaeological investigation, historic architectural survey and evaluation, historic resource management planning, and a wide variety of public outreach programs. Through a well-developed network of subconsultants, the firm can also provide expertise in related fields, such as underwater archaeology, geomorphology, remote sensing, materials conservation and museum display.

Signing on to Seneca Village

December 10, 2019

Hunter Research, with the expert assistance of graphic designer Douglas Scott, has just recently concluded a year-long project assisting the Central Park Conservancy in developing historic interpretive signage for the site of Seneca Village, a predominantly African-American settlement occupied from the mid-1820s up until the time when Central Park was created in the late 1850s. A three-sided kiosk, three introductory signs and a network of 16 free-standing panels were installed and unveiled in mid-October, informing the public of the former existence of this once-vibrant community. These signs are a gentle reminder for Central Park visitors that there was life on this land before Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux got their designer hands on this section of Manhattan for the benefit of modern New Yorkers.