- Daniel Coit Gilman Summer House
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Daniel Coit Gilman Summer House
Location: Off Huntington Rd., Northeast Harbor, Maine Coordinates: 44°17′30″N 68°16′56″W / 44.29167°N 68.28222°WCoordinates: 44°17′30″N 68°16′56″W / 44.29167°N 68.28222°W Area: 1.9 acres (0.77 ha)[1] Architect: Daniel Coit Gilman Governing body: Private NRHP Reference#: 66000093 Significant dates Added to NRHP: October 15, 1966[2] Designated NHL: December 21, 1965[3] Daniel Coit Gilman Summer House, also known as Over Edge, is a house in Northeast Harbor, Maine. It is significant for its association with Daniel Coit Gilman, the president of Johns Hopkins University who led the development of graduate education in the United States, as well as co-founding the charitable trust behind the Skull and Bones society at Yale University.
It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1965.[1][3]
It is located on Huntington Lane, a private road off Huntington Road, in Northeast Harbor on Mount Desert Island, south of Acadia National Park.[1]
Daniel Coit Gilman was a native of Norwich, Connecticut, but was descended from Edward Gilman Sr., one of the earliest settlers of Exeter, New Hampshire.
References
- ^ a b c Polly M. Rettig and S. S. Bradford (March 8, 1976) National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Daniel Coit Gilman Summer Home; "Over Edge", National Park Service and Accompanying photos, exterior, undated
- ^ "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 "Daniel Coit Gilman Summer House". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=40&ResourceType=Building. Retrieved 2008-05-15.
External links
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