Grey Towers National Historic Site

Dingman Township, United States

Exterior only

Visible from the street; the inside is private.

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Grey Towers National Historic Site, located west of Milford in Pennsylvania's Dingman Township, is the ancestral summer residence of Gifford Pinchot, the first chief of the United States Forest Service and twice-elected governor of Pennsylvania. Designed by Richard Morris Hunt in the style of a French château—a choice reflecting the Pinchot family's French heritage—the house was later modified by H. Edwards Ficken. Perched on hills overlooking the Delaware River, it served as Pinchot's childhood home and a seasonal retreat during his adult years in Washington and Harrisburg. His wife, Cornelia Bryce Pinchot, oversaw substantial interior and garden renovations in collaboration with various architects. Donated to the Forest Service in 1963 along with 102 surrounding acres, it became the only National Historic Site managed by that agency and was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1966. Today the property, which houses the Pinchot Institute for Conservation, welcomes visitors for tours and hiking.

Architect

Richard Morris Hunt

Movement

Norman architecture

Type: single-family detached home
Heritage: National Register of Historic Places listed place, National Historic Landmark
Place: Dingman Township, United States

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Location

41.32750, -74.82083