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==References==
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<ref name=DEEP>{{cite web |url=http://www.ct.gov/deep/cwp/view.asp?a=2716&q=325214 |title=Harkness Memorial State Park |work=State Parks and Forests |publisher=Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection |date=September 2017 |access-date=September 29, 2017}}</ref>
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==External links==
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*[http://www.ct.gov/deep/cwp/view.asp?a=2716&q=325214 Harkness Memorial State Park] Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
*[http://www.ct.gov/deep/lib/deep/stateparks/maps/harkness.pdf Harkness Memorial State Park Map] Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
*[https://ctparks.com/parks/harkness-memorial-state-park Harkness Memorial State Park] Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
*[http://www.harkness.org/ Friends of Harkness Memorial State Park]
*[https://ctparks.com/media/423/download?inline Harkness Memorial State Park Map] Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
*[https://www.friendsofharkness.org/ The Friends of Harkness]
*[https://www.loc.gov/pictures/search/?q=eolia Historic photos of Eolia interiors] from the [[Library of Congress]]
*[https://www.loc.gov/pictures/search/?q=eolia Historic photos of Eolia interiors] from the [[Library of Congress]]
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Latest revision as of 01:47, 16 August 2024

Harkness Memorial State Park
Mansion aerial view
The mansion and gardens from above
Harkness Memorial State Park is located in Connecticut
Harkness Memorial State Park
Harkness Memorial State Park
Location in Connecticut
Harkness Memorial State Park is located in the United States
Harkness Memorial State Park
Harkness Memorial State Park
Harkness Memorial State Park (the United States)
LocationWaterford, Connecticut, United States
Coordinates41°18′18″N 72°06′48″W / 41.30500°N 72.11333°W / 41.30500; -72.11333
Area304 acres (123 ha)[1]
Elevation30 ft (9.1 m)
Established1950
Administered byConnecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
DesignationConnecticut state park
WebsiteOfficial website Edit this at Wikidata
Eolia—The Harkness Estate
LocationGreat Neck Road, Waterford, Connecticut
Area220 acres (89 ha)
Built1906-1907
ArchitectLord & Hewlett; et al.
Architectural styleLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals, Second Renaissance Revival
NRHP reference No.86003331
Added to NRHPNovember 20, 1986

Harkness Memorial State Park is a historic preservation area with botanical garden and recreational features located on Long Island Sound in the town of Waterford, Connecticut. The state park's 304 acres (123 ha) center around Eolia, a 42-room Renaissance Revival mansion with formal gardens and greenhouses. The park is managed by the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection.[2]

History

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The park was the former summer home of philanthropists Edward and Mary Harkness, who inherited the fortune created by Edward's father, Stephen V. Harkness, who was a substantial investor in John D. Rockefeller's Standard Oil. The mansion was designed by the New York architectural firm of Lord & Hewlett and constructed in 1906–1907. From 1918 to 1929, landscape designer Beatrix Jones Farrand made extensive improvements to the grounds, adding numerous formal gardens. The estate was left to the state by Mary Harkness in 1950 and became part of the state park system in 1952. Eolia—The Harkness Estate was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986 as a 220-acre (89 ha) historic district with 15 contributing buildings and two other contributing structures.[3]

Activities and amenities

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The park offers mansion tours, picnicking, and shoreline fishing as well as private event rentals.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Appendix A: List of State Parks and Forests" (PDF). State Parks and Forests: Funding. Staff Findings and Recommendations. Connecticut General Assembly. January 23, 2014. p. A-2. Retrieved September 29, 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Harkness Memorial State Park". State Parks and Forests. Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
  3. ^ Clouette, Bruce (April 7, 1986). "Eolia—The Harkness Estate". National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form. National Park Service. Retrieved October 26, 2012. and accompanying photos from 1985 and 1986
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