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Coordinates: 40°7′23″N 75°26′39″W / 40.12306°N 75.44417°W / 40.12306; -75.44417
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Mill Grove
Mill Grove
Mill Grove is located in Pennsylvania
Mill Grove
Mill Grove is located in the United States
Mill Grove
LocationAudubon, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°7′23″N 75°26′39″W / 40.12306°N 75.44417°W / 40.12306; -75.44417
Built1804
ArchitectMorgan,James
Architectural styleNo Style Listed
NRHP reference No.72001138[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMarch 16, 1972
Designated NHLMay 5, 1989[3]
Designated PHMCOctober 09, 1970[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, and is known as John James Audubon Center at Mill Grove. 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. January 23, 2007.
  2. ^ "PHMC Historical Markers". Historical Marker Database. Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission. Retrieved December 30, 2013.
  3. ^ "Mill Grove (John James Audubon House)". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved 2008-07-02.


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