Retirement Farm

Retirement Farm, also known as the James M. Vandergrift Farm, is a historic home and farm located near Odessa, New Castle County, Delaware. It was built in the late-19th century, and is a 2 1/2-story, five-bay frame, gable roofed farmhouse with a two-story rear ell. Also on the property are a small barn (c. 1800), granary (c. 1850), and barn (c. 1900). The small barn is the last known example of its kind surviving in St. Georges Hundred.[2]

Retirement Farm
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Retirement Farm barn in 1982
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Location	2256 DuPont Parkway in St. Georges Hundred, Odessa, Delaware
Coordinates	39.512707°N 75.643879°W / 39.512707; -75.643879
Area	5 acres (2.0 ha)
Architectural style	Late Victorian, Greek Revival, Federal
MPS	Rebuilding St. Georges Hundred 1850-1880 TR
NRHP reference No.	85002113[1]
Added to NRHP	September 13, 1985

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Paul Cherry (May 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Retirement Farm". National Park Service. and accompanying three photos

External links

• Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. DE-219, "Retirement Barn, U.S. Route 13, South of Route 2, Biddles Corner vicinity, New Castle County, DE", 3 photos, 1 measured drawing, 2 data pages, 1 photo caption page