Monte Cristo Cottage

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Monte Cristo Cottage (Eugene O'Neill Summer House)
(U.S. National Historic Landmark)

Location:	325 Pequot Avenue, New London, Connecticut
Coordinates:	41°19′54.74″N 72°5′47.04″W / 41.3318722, -72.0964Coordinates: 41°19′54.74″N 72°5′47.04″W / 41.3318722, -72.0964
Built/Founded:	1888
Architect:	Unknown
Architectural style(s):	Stick/eastlake, Queen Anne
Designated as NHL:	July 17, 1971^[1]
Added to NRHP:	July 17, 1971^[2]
NRHP Reference#:	71001010
Governing body:	Private

Monte Cristo Cottage, also known as Eugene O'Neill Summer House, was the home of the Nobel prize-winning American playwright, Eugene O'Neill.

As a child, O'Neill spend his winters traveling with his actor father but spent his summers at this cottage in New London, Connecticut. The cottage was named for the play in which his father starred for many years. O'Neill probably wrote his first two plays here and it is the setting of his play Ah, Wilderness! and his masterpiece Long Day's Journey into Night.^[3]

The house was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1971.^[1]^[3]

[edit] References

^ ^a ^b Monte Cristo Cottage (Eugene O'Neill Summer House). National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved on 2007-10-05.
^ National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2007-01-23).
^ ^a ^b Edmund Preston (March 22, 1971), National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Monte Cristo House / Eugene O'Neill HousePDF (468 KiB), National Park Service . Accompanying 1 photo, exterior, from 1971.PDF (150 KiB)

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