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Othniel C. Marsh House
Othniel C. Marsh House in 1967
Location: 360 Prospect Street, New Haven, Connecticut Coordinates: 41°19′19″N 72°55′30″W / 41.32194°N 72.925°WCoordinates: 41°19′19″N 72°55′30″W / 41.32194°N 72.925°W Area: 6.8 acres (2.8 ha)[1] Built: 1876 Architect: J. Cleaveland Cady Architectural style: Queen Anne Governing body: Private NRHP Reference#: 66000875 Significant dates Added to NRHP: October 15, 1966[1] Designated NHL: January 12, 1965[2] Marsh Hall, formally known as Othniel C. Marsh House, is a historic house at 360 Prospect Street on Prospect Hill in New Haven, Connecticut. The property, which includes the house and a 6.8 acres (2.8 ha) area, was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1965.[2][3]
Early view of Othniel C. Marsh House
The four-story brownstone house was built in 1878, It was designed by J. Cleaveland Cady as the residence of Yale professor and paleontologist Othniel Marsh. Marsh left his estate to the university in 1899. The house and surrounding gardens were the first facilities of the Yale School of Forestry.[citation needed]
The grounds are known as Marsh Botanical Garden.
Marsh Hall currently houses offices of the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, including the "Global Institute of Sustainable Forestry".[4]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-01-23. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
- ^ a b "Othniel C. Marsh House". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=662&ResourceType=Building. Retrieved 2007-10-03.
- ^ Blanche Higgins Schroer and S. Sydney Bradford (December 4, 1974), National Register of Historic Landmark Nomination: Othniel C. Marsh HousePDF (398 KB), National Park Service and Accompanying photos, from 1963 and 1974PDF (1.97 KB)
- ^ "Marsh Hall Directory". http://environment.yale.edu/profiles/building/marsh.
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