William Stevens House (Kenton, Delaware)

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William Stevens House
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LocationDelaware Route 6, Kenton, Delaware
Coordinates 39°16′33″N75°40′30″W / 39.27583°N 75.67500°W / 39.27583; -75.67500 Coordinates: 39°16′33″N75°40′30″W / 39.27583°N 75.67500°W / 39.27583; -75.67500
Area2.9 acres (1.2 ha)
Builtc. 1811, c. 1860 (1860)
Architectural styleItalianate
MPS Kenton Hundred MRA
NRHP reference No. 83001406 [1]
Added to NRHPAugust 29, 1983

William Stevens House, also known as Peach Mansion[ citation needed ], is a historic home located at Kenton, Kent County, Delaware. The house was erected about 1860, and is a three-story, five bay, single pile frame dwelling in the Italianate style. It has a low hipped roof and a projecting box cornice with decorative brackets. The original house, built about 1811, forms the gable-roofed, three-bay, two-story, rear wing. Also on the property is a contributing 19th century springhouse. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. [1] It was demolished in a controlled burn in February 2001.

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References

  1. 1 2 "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: William Stevens House". National Park Service. and accompanying photo