Parker Cleaveland House
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The Parker Cleaveland House in Brunswick, Maine
, was the home, from 1806-1858, of Parker Cleaveland
, a mineralogist and a professor at nearby Bowdoin College
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While he was a professor at Bowdoin College, Parker Cleaveland conducted some of the earliest studies of mineralogy in the United States. His 1816 work Elementary Treatise on Mineralogy and Geology, which included a volume on types and localities of American minerals, became the standard textbook on the subject in American higher education and the model for future mineralogy scholarship and publications. Cleaveland, the "Father of American Mineralogy", lived in this house from 1806 to 1858.
The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
and declared a National Historic Landmark
in 2000.
Massachusetts Hall
at Bowdoin College is also listed on the National Register because of its associations with Cleaveland.
Brunswick, Maine
Brunswick is a town in Cumberland County, Maine, United States. The population was 20,278 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Portland-South Portland-Biddeford metropolitan area. Brunswick is home to Bowdoin College, the Bowdoin College Museum of Art, the Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum, , and the...
, was the home, from 1806-1858, of Parker Cleaveland
Parker Cleaveland
Parker Cleaveland was an American geologist and mineralogist, born in Rowley, Massachusetts.He was identified with the early progress of the natural sciences...
, a mineralogist and a professor at nearby Bowdoin College
Bowdoin College
Bowdoin College , founded in 1794, is an elite private liberal arts college located in the coastal Maine town of Brunswick, Maine. As of 2011, U.S. News and World Report ranks Bowdoin 6th among liberal arts colleges in the United States. At times, it was ranked as high as 4th in the country. It is...
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While he was a professor at Bowdoin College, Parker Cleaveland conducted some of the earliest studies of mineralogy in the United States. His 1816 work Elementary Treatise on Mineralogy and Geology, which included a volume on types and localities of American minerals, became the standard textbook on the subject in American higher education and the model for future mineralogy scholarship and publications. Cleaveland, the "Father of American Mineralogy", lived in this house from 1806 to 1858.
The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
and declared a National Historic Landmark
National Historic Landmark
A National Historic Landmark is a building, site, structure, object, or district, that is officially recognized by the United States government for its historical significance...
in 2000.
Massachusetts Hall
Massachusetts Hall, Bowdoin College
Massachusetts Hall is a building on the Bowdoin College campus, in Brunswick, Maine.Part of the building was used as a laboratory and classroom by Parker Cleaveland.It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.-External links:...
at Bowdoin College is also listed on the National Register because of its associations with Cleaveland.