Joseph Chandler House

The Joseph Chandler House, built c. 1800, is the oldest house in Centreville, New Castle County, Delaware. Centreville developed along the Kennett Pike (Delaware Route 52) starting about 1811, with its houses facing toward the pike. Nevertheless, the Chandler house faces south, away from the pike.

Joseph Chandler House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	5826 Kennett Pike, Centreville, Delaware
Coordinates	39°49′26″N 75°37′9″W
Area	2.1 acres (0.85 ha)
Built	1800
Architect	P.Ray Chandler & G.Noel Chandler
Architectural style	Georgian
MPS	Centreville MRA
NRHP reference No.	83001390 [1]
Added to NRHP	April 13, 1983

Dr. Joseph P. Chandler, who built the house, used it as a residence and an office. The house was later acquired by the Gregg, Carpenter and du Pont families. William S. Potter bought the house in 1935 and added brick and stone wings to the original stone house.[2]

The house was listed by the National Register of Historic Places in 1983, at the same time the nearby Centreville Historic District, Mt. Airy School No. 27, and Carpenter-Lippincott House were also listed.[3]

References

Entrance off Chandler Lane

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. NRHP Nomination Form
3. Centreville MRA