Stephen Tyng Mather Home

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Stephen Tyng Mather Home
(U.S. National Historic Landmark)
Location: 19 Stephen Mather Road, Darien, Connecticut
Coordinates: 41°6′45″N 73°28′27″W / 41.1125, -73.47417Coordinates: 41°6′45″N 73°28′27″W / 41.1125, -73.47417
Built/Founded: 1778
Architect: Deacon Joseph Moses Mather
Architectural style(s): No Style Listed
Designated as NHL: November 27, 1963[1]
Added to NRHP: October 15, 1966[2]
NRHP Reference#: 66000877
Governing body: Private

Stephen Tyng Mather Home, also known as The Mather Homestead, was the home of Stephen Tyng Mather, the American industrialist and conservationist, who championed the creation of the National Park Service in 1916 and served as its first director.

The house was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1963.[1][3] It was built in 1778 by his great grandfather, Deacon Mather.

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Stephen Tyng Mather Home. National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved on 2007-10-05.
  2. ^ National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2007-01-23).
  3. ^ Blanche Higgins Schroer and S. Sydney Bradford (1963), National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Stephen Tyng Mather Home / The Mather HomesteadPDF (464 KiB), National Park Service . Accompanying 8 photos, exterior, from c.1880 to 1974.PDF (1.40 MiB)

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