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N. C. Downs House

Coordinates: 39°14′04″N 75°42′03″W / 39.23444°N 75.70083°W / 39.23444; -75.70083
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N. C. Downs House
N. C. Downs House is located in Delaware
N. C. Downs House
N. C. Downs House is located in the United States
N. C. Downs House
LocationRoad 141,
Kenton, Delaware
Coordinates39°14′04″N 75°42′03″W / 39.23444°N 75.70083°W / 39.23444; -75.70083
Area51.65 acres (20.90 ha)
Builtc. 1820 (1820)
MPSKenton Hundred MRA
NRHP reference No.83001368[1]
Added to NRHPJune 27, 1983

N. C. Downs House is a historic house located along Road 141 in Kenton, Kent County, Delaware.

Description and history

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The 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+12-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

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Stephen G. Del Sordo (March 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: N. C. Downs House". National Park Service. and accompanying photo