Hersey-Duncan House
Hersey-Duncan House is a historic home located near Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware. It was built about 1800, and is a two-story, five-bay, center passage plan dwelling with a gable roof and two-story, stone, rear kitchen wing. It is in a vernacular Federal style. A stuccoed frame, one-story, gable-roof kitchen was added to the north endwall of the main block about 1950 and a two-story frame wing was added to the south side of the rear kitchen wing in the 1930s. Also on the property is a contributing 19th century, stone smokehouse. The house was built by a prominent Red Clay Creek miller in the early 19th century.[2]
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 Hersey-Duncan House, October 2011 | |
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| Location | 2116 Duncan Rd., Mill Creek Hundred, near Wilmington, Delaware |
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| Coordinates | 39.734942°N 75.640706°W |
| Area | 1.8 acres (0.73 ha) |
| Built | c. 1800 |
| Architectural style | Federal, Vernacular Federal |
| NRHP reference No. | 90001714[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 15, 1990 |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[1]
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- Anne Wilson and Valerie Cesna (January 1990). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Hersey-Duncan House". and Accompanying 10 photos
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