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 descendents until the 1940s. The Harsen Family once owned all of
the island which bears their name.
The Harsen House is located on Golf Course Road, Harsen's Island.
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