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Jay Cooke House

Jay Cooke Home
Cooke Castle 1.jpg
Jay Cooke House is located in Ohio
Jay Cooke House
Jay Cooke House is located in the US
Jay Cooke House
Location Put-in-Bay, Lake Erie, Gibraltar Island, Ohio
Coordinates 41°39′29″N 82°49′16″W / 41.65806°N 82.82111°W / 41.65806; -82.82111Coordinates: 41°39′29″N 82°49′16″W / 41.65806°N 82.82111°W / 41.65806; -82.82111
Built 1865
Architectural style Italianate
NRHP Reference # 66000620
Significant dates
Added to NRHP November 13, 1966
Designated NHL November 13, 1966

Jay Cooke House (also known as Cooke Castle) was the summer home of Jay Cooke, a financial magnate involved in financing the Union during the American Civil War, and whose failure caused the Panic of 1873. The house is located at Put-in-Bay, Ohio on Gibraltar Island.

It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1966.



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