Grey Towers
Home outside Milford, Pennsylvania. Added to the National Register in 1966, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
Grey Towers National Historic Site, also known as Gifford Pinchot House or The Pinchot Institute, is located just off US 6 west of Milford, Pennsylvania, in Milford Township. It is the ancestral summer home of Gifford Pinchot, first chief of the newly developed United States Forest Service (USFS) and twice elected governor of Pennsylvania.
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The record
| Property type | Building |
| Address | W edge of Milford, Milford, PA |
| County | Pike County |
| Listed | Oct 15, 1966 |
| Reference number | 66000694 |
| Architect | Richard Morris Hunt |
| Type of place | single-family detached home |
| Style | Norman architecture |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark |
| Contributing resources | 3 buildings, 3 structures |
| Standing | Yes |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | W edge of Milford, Milford, PA |
| Coordinates | 41.32813, -74.81902 · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area · 15 mi · on Park Atlas |
| Federal campgrounds nearby | Valley View Group Campground 17 mi · Rivers Bend Group Campground 18 mi · Alosa Campsites 19 mi |
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Sources
Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 66000694. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.