Woodlawn (Smyrna, Delaware)
Woodlawn | |
Location | 1165 DuPont Boulevard, near Smyrna, Delaware |
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Coordinates | 39°17′15″N 75°35′39″W / 39.287570°N 75.594175°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1853 |
Architectural style | Greek Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 82001863[1] |
Added to NRHP | October 19, 1982 |
Woodlawn, also known as the Thomas England House, was a historic home located near Smyrna, Kent County, Delaware. It was first known as Morris Rambles when built in 1741 by James Morris of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In 1853, it was sold by Elizabeth Berry Morris (the granddaughter of James Morris) to cousin George Wilson Cummins. After extensive renovations, the mansion was renamed Woodlawn. It was a two-story, five-bay temple-fronted frame dwelling in the Greek Revival-style. It had a gable roof and featured a monumental pedimented portico supported by six Doric order columns. It had a one-story kitchen wing with a low hipped roof.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1] The house was demolished on July 14, 2017, despite community efforts to preserve it.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Patricia Wright (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Woodlawn". National Park Service. and accompanying 13 photos
External links
[edit]- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. DE-141, "Woodlawn, Route 13, State Road 12 vicinity, Smyrna, Kent County, DE", 6 photos, 3 data pages, 1 photo caption page
- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Delaware
- Greek Revival houses in Delaware
- Houses completed in 1853
- Houses in Kent County, Delaware
- Historic American Buildings Survey in Delaware
- National Register of Historic Places in Kent County, Delaware
- Demolished but still listed on the National Register of Historic Places
- Demolished buildings and structures in Delaware
- Delaware Registered Historic Place stubs