Jay Cooke Home
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Location | Put-in-Bay, Lake Erie, Gibraltar Island, Ohio |
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Coordinates | 41°39′29″N 82°49′16″W / 41.65806°N 82.82111°WCoordinates: 41°39′29″N 82°49′16″W / 41.65806°N 82.82111°W |
Built | 1865 |
Architectural style | Italianate |
NRHP Reference # | 66000620 |
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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.