Marsh, George Perkins, Boyhood Home
National Historic Landmark

Marsh, George Perkins, Boyhood Home

Woodstock, Windsor County, Vermont
Listed
June 10, 1967
Type
Building
Period
Early Republic
Ref No.
67000023

About this property

The George Perkins Marsh Boyhood Home, also known as the Marsh-Billings House or Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller Mansion, is the architectural centerpiece of Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park, a National Historical Park in Woodstock, Vermont, United States. The house, built in 1805 and enlarged several times, is historically significant as the boyhood home of George Perkins Marsh (1801–1882), an early conservationist, and as the home later in the 19th century of Frederick H. Billings (1823–1890), a businessman and philanthropist who was a cofounder of the Northern Pacific Railroad. It is also architecturally significant as a high-quality example of Queen Anne architecture, alterations and enlargements commissioned by Billings and designed by Henry Hudson Holley. The house and its surrounding gardens were declared a National Historic Landmark in 1967. The 550-acre (220 ha) estate on which it stands was given by Mary French Rockefeller (the granddaughter of Frederick Billings) and Laurance Rockefeller to the people of the United States in 1992. The park also preserves the site where Frederick Billings established a managed forest and a progressive dairy farm. The name honors Billings and the other owners of the property: George Perkins Marsh, Mary Montagu Billings French, Laurance Rockefeller, and Mary French Rockefeller. The Rockefellers transferred the property to the federal government in 1992. It is the only unit of the United States National Park System in Vermont (except for a portion of the Appalachian Trail). The park was honored in 2020 by being placed on Vermont's America the Beautiful quarter.

Location

54 Elm St.
Woodstock, Windsor County, Vermont
43.63049, -72.51847

Categories

COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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Nearby Historic Sites

Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park
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0.2 mi
Woodstock Village Historic District (Additional Documentation)
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0.3 mi
Marsh, Charles, Law Office
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0.7 mi
King Farm, The
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1.3 mi
West Woodstock Bridge
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1.7 mi

Nearby Battles

Royalton Raid (1780)
1780Revolutionary War
13.6 mi

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When was Marsh, George Perkins, Boyhood Home listed on the National Register?

Marsh, George Perkins, Boyhood Home was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 10, 1967.

What type of historic resource is Marsh, George Perkins, Boyhood Home?

Marsh, George Perkins, Boyhood Home is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

Is Marsh, George Perkins, Boyhood Home a National Historic Landmark?

Yes. Marsh, George Perkins, Boyhood Home has been designated a National Historic Landmark (NHL), the highest level of federal recognition for historic properties in the United States.

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