Othniel C. Marsh House | |
 Marsh Hall in 2006 | |
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| Location | 360 Prospect Street, New Haven, Connecticut |
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| Coordinates | 41°19′19″N 72°55′30″W / 41.32194°N 72.92500°W |
| Area | 6.8 acres (2.8 ha)[1] |
| Built | 1876 |
| Architect | J. Cleaveland Cady |
| Architectural style | Queen Anne Richardsonian Romanesque[2]: 43 |
| Part of | Prospect Hill Historic District (ID79002670) |
| NRHP reference No. | 66000875 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | October 15, 1966[1] |
| Designated NHL | January 12, 1965[3] |
| Designated CP | November 2, 1979 |
Marsh Hall, historically known as the Othniel C. Marsh House, is a historic house on Prospect Hill in New Haven, Connecticut. The property, which includes the house and a 6.8 acres (2.8 ha) grounds now known as Marsh Botanical Garden, was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1965. It was built in 1878 as the home of Othniel Marsh (1831–99), a leading 19th-century paleontologist, who occupied it until his death. The house is now owned by Yale University,[3][4] and the building is occupied by the Yale School of the Environment.
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- ^ Ryan, Susan (January 5, 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Prospect Hill National Register District / Prospect Hill (pages 1-65 of combined PDF)". National Park Service. and Accompanying 12 photos, from 2002 (photo captions at page 79 of text document)
- ^ a b "Othniel C. Marsh House". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on October 12, 2007. Retrieved October 3, 2007.
- ^ Blanche Higgins Schroer and S. Sydney Bradford (December 4, 1974), National Register of Historic Landmark Nomination: Othniel C. Marsh House (pdf), National Park Service and Accompanying photos, from 1963 and 1974 (1.97 KB)