Marsh Hall
Othniel C. Marsh House | |
Marsh Hall in 2006 | |
| Location | 360 Prospect Street, New Haven, Connecticut |
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| Coordinates | 41°19′19″N 72°55′30″W / 41.32194°N 72.92500°W |
| Area | 6.8 acres (2.8 ha) |
| Built | 1876 |
| Architect | J. Cleaveland Cady |
| Architectural style | Queen Anne Richardsonian Romanesque: 43 |
| Part of | Prospect Hill Historic District (ID79002670) |
| NRHP reference No. | 66000875 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | October 15, 1966 |
| Designated NHL | January 12, 1965 |
| Designated CP | November 2, 1979 |
Marsh Hall, historically known as the Othniel C. Marsh House, is a historic house on Prospect Hill in New Haven, Connecticut. The property, which includes the house and a 6.8 acres (2.8 ha) grounds now known as Marsh Botanical Garden, was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1965. It was built in 1878 as the home of Othniel Marsh (1831–99), a leading 19th-century paleontologist, who occupied it until his death. The house is now owned by Yale University, and the building is occupied by the Yale School of the Environment.