new expanded wing added, with a porch on three sides. Peary also built a pair of circular stone bastions, which served in part as a retaining wall to keep the house from being blown into the water during stormy weather. One of these bastions Peary used to house his artifact collection from his many expeditions. After Peary's death in 1920, his family made only modest alterations before giving the property to the state in 1967. The state built the pier and undertook restoration of the property, which had suffered deterioration due to weather. A portion of the Peary house's roof caved in during 1990, resulting in water damage to Peary's study, and necessitating reconstruction of that part of the house. See also List of National Historic Landmarks in Maine National Register of Historic Places listings in Cumberland County, Maine List of islands of Maine References External links Eagle Island State Historic Site Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry Friends of Peary's Eagle Island Islands of Cumberland County, Maine Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Maine National Historic Landmarks in Maine Protected areas of Cumberland County, Maine Houses in Cumberland County, Maine Museums in Cumberland County, Maine Historic house museums in Maine Biographical museums in Maine Maine state historic sites Harpswell, Maine Islands of Casco Bay National Register of Historic Places in Cumberland County, Maine Islands of Maine Protected areas established in 1967