Pennsylanvia, Milford, Grey Towers, National Historic Site
Between 1884 and 1886, James and Mary Pinchot built a summer estate using local fieldstone. The main building, constructed in the Chateau style, features three round corner towers with conical roof, and steeply pitched hipped roof with tall chimneys and multiple dormers. The building became known as Grey Towers. Gifford Pinchot - a son of James and Mary- inherited Grey Towers. Gifford and his wife Cornelia, modernized the house. Gifford Pinchot became a natural resources conservation leader and became first director of the United States Forest Service. He was also twice elected Governor of Pennsylvania. In 1963, Gifford Bryce Pinchot, the son of Gifford and Cornelia, donated Grey Towers and its surrounding 102 acres to the United States Forest Service. In 2000, the building closed for two years to undergo major renovation. Today, the first floor is a replica of the original living quarters, while the second and third floors serve as conference center facilities. The conference center is available, free of charge, to organizations involved in natural resource conservation. Grey Towers is a National Historic Site administered by the Forest Service. It is also a National Historic Landmark and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Pennsylanvia, Milford, Grey Towers, National Historic Site
Between 1884 and 1886, James and Mary Pinchot built a summer estate using local fieldstone. The main building, constructed in the Chateau style, features three round corner towers with conical roof, and steeply pitched hipped roof with tall chimneys and multiple dormers. The building became known as Grey Towers. Gifford Pinchot - a son of James and Mary- inherited Grey Towers. Gifford and his wife Cornelia, modernized the house. Gifford Pinchot became a natural resources conservation leader and became first director of the United States Forest Service. He was also twice elected Governor of Pennsylvania. In 1963, Gifford Bryce Pinchot, the son of Gifford and Cornelia, donated Grey Towers and its surrounding 102 acres to the United States Forest Service. In 2000, the building closed for two years to undergo major renovation. Today, the first floor is a replica of the original living quarters, while the second and third floors serve as conference center facilities. The conference center is available, free of charge, to organizations involved in natural resource conservation. Grey Towers is a National Historic Site administered by the Forest Service. It is also a National Historic Landmark and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.