Lower Louviers and Chicken Alley

Lower Louviers and Chicken Alley, also known as Louviers and Duck Street, is a historic home located near Wilmington in New Castle County, Delaware. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.[1]

Lower Louviers and Chicken Alley
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Lower Louviers
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Location	1 Black Gates Rd., near Wilmington, Delaware
Coordinates	39.78513°N 75.57397°W / 39.78513; -75.57397
Area	51 acres (21 ha)
Built	1811 (1811)
Architectural style	Federal
NRHP reference No.	72000293[1]
Added to NRHP	February 1, 1972

History

The house was built in 1811 and is a two-story to three-story, five bay, stuccoed stone dwelling. The three center bays project slightly from the main body of the home. In 1935, a kitchen wing was added to the other end of the residence, plus a gated wall and garage.

The home was owned by members of the prominent Du Pont family. At the back of the house is "Chicken Alley", an excellent example of a 19th-century workers' row house.[2]

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  Chicken Alley

See also

• Louviers (Wilmington, Delaware)

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Eleanor M. Webster (August 1970). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Lower Louviers and Chicken Alley". and Accompanying eight photos