Cleaveland, Parker, House - Brunswick ME
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nomadwillie
N 43° 54.696 W 069° 57.619
19T E 422892 N 4862502
Parker Cleaveland House was the home, from 1806-1858, of Parker Cleaveland, a mineralogist and a professor at nearby Bowdoin College.
Waymark Code: WM6VC1
Location: Maine, United States
Date Posted: 07/23/2009
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While he was a professor at Bowdoin College, Parker Cleaveland conducted some of the earliest studies of mineralogy in the United States. His 1816 work Elementary Treatise on Mineralogy and Geology, which included a volume on types and localities of American minerals, became the standard textbook on the subject in American higher education and the model for future mineralogy scholarship and publications. Cleaveland, the "Father of American Mineralogy", lived in this house from 1806 to 1858.
The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places and declared a National Historic Landmark in 2000.
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Street address:
75 Federal St
Brunswick , ME
County / Borough / Parish: Cumberland
Year listed: 2000
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Person
Periods of significance: 1806-1858
Historic function: DOMESTIC
Current function: DOMESTIC
Privately owned?: yes
Season start / Season finish: From: 01/01/2009 To: 12/31/2009
Hours of operation: From: 9:00 AM To: 5:00 PM
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 1: Not listed
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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