Gov. Benjamin T. Biggs Farm

Gov. Benjamin T. Biggs Farm is a historic home and farm located near Middletown, New Castle County, Delaware.

Gov. Benjamin T. Biggs Farm
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Benjamin T. Biggs farmhouse
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Location	1196 Choptank Road in Pencader Hundred, near Middletown, Delaware
Coordinates	39°30′54″N 75°44′46″W
Area	4 acres (1.6 ha)
Built	1846 (1846)
Architectural style	Greek Revival, Vernacular Greek Revival
NRHP reference No.	87001508[1]
Added to NRHP	September 11, 1987

Buildings

It was built in 1846, and is a 2 1/2-story, five bay "L"-shaped brick dwelling with a gable roof in a vernacular Greek Revival style. It has a 1 1/2-story gable roofed brick wing. Also on the property are a smokehouse, former implement shed attached to a barn, implement shed, a tall and narrow cupola topped building, and an implement shed with attached dairy. Also on the property are the remains of a formal garden, including a large rock parenthesized by remnants of two semi-circular lines of boxwoods.

It was the home of Governor Benjamin T. Biggs (1821–1893), who served as U.S. Representative and 46th Governor of Delaware.[2]

Registry

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.[1]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Hubert F. Jicha, III (December 1986). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Gov. Benjamin T. Biggs Farm". National Park Service. and accompanying nine photos

External links

• Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. DE-226, "B. T. Biggs Farm, Stable, Route 435, near Route 433, Summit Bridge vicinity, New Castle, DE", 1 photo, 2 data pages, 1 photo caption page