Mill Grove

Mill Grove
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. National Historic Landmark
Mill Grove
Location:	Audubon, Pennsylvania
Coordinates:	40°7′23″N 75°26′39″W / 40.12306°N 75.44417°W / 40.12306; -75.44417Coordinates: 40°7′23″N 75°26′39″W / 40.12306°N 75.44417°W / 40.12306; -75.44417
Built:	1804
Architect:	Morgan,James
Architectural style:	No Style Listed
Governing body:	Local
NRHP Reference#:	72001138[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP:	March 16, 1972
Designated NHL:	May 5, 1989[2]

Mill Grove is a historic stone house in Audubon, Pennsylvania on the National Register of Historic Places. It is the first home in America of painter John James Audubon for which the community is named. It is maintained as a museum and wildlife sanctuary by Montgomery County.

Mill Grove was owned for 17 years by Audubon's father, Jean, a French sea captain. In 1803, Captain Audubon sent his youthful son John James to Mill Grove to supervise the estate that included a working lead mine.

The house serves as the educational center of the Pennsylvania chapter of the National Audubon Society. The estate comprises 175 acres (71 ha) with more than five miles (8 km) of trails. The house features a museum displaying original Audubon prints, all of his major oil paintings and memorabilia.

References

1. ^ "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. 
2. ^ "Mill Grove (John James Audubon House)". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=1264&ResourceType=Building. Retrieved 2008-07-02. 

External links

• John James Audubon Center at Mill Grove
• Montgomery County Historic Sites: Mill Grove