Greenlawn (Middletown, Delaware)
Greenlawn | |
,_0.6_mile_north_of_Middletown,_Middletown_vicinity_(New_Castle_County,_Delaware).jpg) Greenlawn, HABS Photo, August 1983 | |
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| Location | 671 N. Broad St., Middletown, Delaware |
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| Coordinates | 39°27′26″N 75°43′7″W / 39.45722°N 75.71861°W |
| Area | 5 acres (2.0 ha) |
| Built | c. 1810, c. 1860 |
| Architectural style | Early Republic, Late Victorian, Late Georgian |
| NRHP reference No. | 73000515[1] |
| Added to NRHP | April 24, 1973 |
Greenlawn, also known as the Outten Davis House and William Brady House, was a historic home located at Middletown, New Castle County, Delaware. It was built about 1810, and radically altered about 1860. It was a two-story, five-bay, brick dwelling with cross-gable roof with dormers. It had a rear brick ell with attached wing. It featured a three-bay front porch, large brackets, a widow's walk on the roof, and ornate chimney caps. It was originally built in the Late Georgian style, then modified with Late Victorian details.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973[1] and demolished in about 1985.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Richard Schmidt (August 1972). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Greenlawn". National Park Service. and accompanying four photos
External links
[edit]- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. DE-215-A, "Greenlawn, Main House, Route 896 (North Broad Street), 0.6 mile north of Middletown, Middletown, New Castle County, DE", 10 photos, 3 data pages, 1 photo caption page
- HABS No. DE-215-B, "Greenlawn, Tenant House, State Route 896, 1 mile south of intersection of Routes 896 & 71, Middletown, New Castle County, DE", 8 photos, 3 data pages, 2 photo caption pages
- HABS No. DE-215-C, "Greenlawn, Carriage Barn, Route 896 (North Broad Street), 0.6 mile north of Middletown, Middletown, New Castle County, DE", 4 photos, 6 measured drawings, 2 data pages, 1 photo caption page
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