Ivyside Farm

Ivyside Farm is a historic home and farm located at Claymont, New Castle County, Delaware. It was built in three sections with the earliest dated to about 1795. The earliest section is a 2 1/2-story, two bay, single pile structure built of Brandywine granite. The second section was constructed in 1853, and is a two-story, three-bay, side-hall, double pile structure of Brandywine granite. It is in the Greek Revival style. In 1907, a two-story, gabled, shingle-sided section was added to the 1795 original structure and a two-story frame addition was built on the second section. Also on the property are a contributing large frame barn, wagon or carriage house, a corncrib and a chicken house.[2]

Ivyside Farm
Ivyside Farmhouse, November 2010
Location1301 Naamans Rd., Claymont, Delaware
Coordinates39.821253°N 75.476864°W / 39.821253; -75.476864
Area2.9 acres (1.2 ha)
Builtc. 1795 (1795), 1853, 1907
Architectural styleGreek Revival
NRHP reference No.82002324[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 4, 1982

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]

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