N. C. Downs House is a historic house located along Road 141 in Kenton, Kent County, Delaware.
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| Location | Road 141, Kenton, Delaware |
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| Coordinates | 39°14′04″N 75°42′03″W / 39.23444°N 75.70083°W |
| Area | 51.65 acres (20.90 ha) |
| Built | c. 1820 |
| MPS | Kenton Hundred MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 83001368[1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 27, 1983 |
Description and history
editThe house was built around 1820, and is a two-story, three-bay, brick dwelling. It has a gable roof and corbelled brick cornice. It has a 1+1⁄2-story, three-bay, wood-framed wing on the west gable end and a small one-story wing attached.[2] The facade is laid in Flemish bond, while the other three walls are done in seven-course common bond.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 27, 1983.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Stephen G. Del Sordo (March 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: N. C. Downs House". National Park Service. and accompanying photo