Jay Cooke House
Jay Cooke Home | |
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| Location | Put-in-Bay, Lake Erie, Gibraltar Island, Ohio |
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| Coordinates | 41°39′29″N 82°49′16″W / 41.65806°N 82.82111°W |
| Built | 1865 |
| Architectural style | Italianate |
| NRHP reference No. | 66000620 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | November 13, 1966[1] |
| Designated NHL | November 13, 1966[2] |
Jay Cooke House (also known as Cooke Castle) was the summer home of Jay Cooke, a financial magnate involved in financing the Union during the American Civil War, and whose failure caused the Panic of 1873. The house is located at Put-in-Bay, Ohio on Gibraltar Island.
It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1966.[2][3]
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- ^ a b "Cooke, Jay, Home". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved 2010-11-06.
- ^ Cecil McKithan (January 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: The Jay Cooke House" (pdf). National Park Service.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) and Accompanying three photos, exterior, from 1965 and 1974 (32 KB)
External links
- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. OH-2471, "Jay Cooke Home, Gibraltar Island, Lake Erie, Put-in-Bay, Ottawa County, OH", 14 measured drawings
