William Russell House (Lewes, Delaware)

William Russell House

William Russell House, July 2012
Location 410 Pilot Town Rd., Lewes, Delaware
Coordinates 38°46′46″N 75°9′3″W / 38.77944°N 75.15083°W / 38.77944; -75.15083Coordinates: 38°46′46″N 75°9′3″W / 38.77944°N 75.15083°W / 38.77944; -75.15083
Area 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built 1803 (1803)
Built by Virden, William
NRHP Reference # 77000395[1]
Added to NRHP April 18, 1977

William Russell House, also known as the Russell Farmhouse, is a historic home located at Lewes, Sussex County, Delaware. It was built in 1803, and is two-story, three-bay, double-pile, side-hall, frame house. A rear wing consists of an original one-room addition and a 20th-century addition. It is sheathed in cypress siding. Also on the property is an original brick milk house. It was the home of William Russell, a tanner and large landowner in early-19th-century Lewes.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Sue Fox (September 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: William Russell House" (PDF). and Accompanying 11 photos


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