Collins St., Lowville, New York. County/parish: Lewis.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places October 15, 1966. NRIS 66000526.
3 contributing buildings.
The Franklin B. Hough House is a historic house at 7629 Collins Street in Lowville, New York. Built 1860–61, it was the home of the "father of American forestry," Franklin Hough (1822-1885), a medical doctor, scientist, historian who served as the first chief of the United States Division of Forestry, the predecessor of the United States Forest Service. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1963, and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1966.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75315789