Blue Hen Farm

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Blue Hen Farm
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Blue Hen Farm, April 2010
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Location505 Stamford Dr., Newark, Delaware
Coordinates 39°41′45″N75°45′59″W / 39.695795°N 75.766449°W / 39.695795; -75.766449
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
MPS Newark MRA
NRHP reference No. 83001346 [1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 24, 1983

Blue Hen Farm is a historic home located at Newark in New Castle County, Delaware. It is a stuccoed three story, six bay building built in four phases. The earliest part of the structure dates to the mid-19th century. [2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Valerie Cesna and Betsy Bahr (December 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Blue Hen Farm". National Park Service . Retrieved April 20, 2010. Accompanying photos