Harsen House
This house belonged to the family of Jacob Harsen. A gunsmith and fur trader who arrived here about 1778, Harsen was the first white settler on the island. On this site, he built a log home, which was destroyed by a gunpowder explosion. The present structure, erected around 1800 and subsequently enlarged and altered, housed his descendants until the 1940s. The Harsen family once owned all of the island which bears their name.
site number: L511
era: Revolution and War (1760-1815)
year listed: 1977
year erected: 1977
