Charles C. Weldon House

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Charles C. Weldon House
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LocationVance Neck Road, Odessa, Delaware
Coordinates 39°28′18″N75°37′51″W / 39.47167°N 75.63083°W / 39.47167; -75.63083
Area5 acres (2.0 ha)
Built1849 (1849)
Architectural styleLate Victorian, Greek Revival, Federal
MPS Rebuilding St. Georges Hundred 1850-1880 TR
NRHP reference No. 85002114 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 13, 1985

The Charles C. Weldon House is a historic home located near Odessa, New Castle County, Delaware. It is a 2+12-story, three-bay brick dwelling with a 2+12-story, two-bay frame addition. It has a 2+12-story, parged concrete rear wing. The main block has a stepped brick cornice and two gable, end chimneys. Also on the property is a mid-19th-century granary and an early-20th-century gambrel-roofed barn. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. [1] The nomination referred to it as the "J. Vandegrift House" or "High Hook Farm", names for an adjacent farm not on the National Register.

Granary and barn Charles C Weldon House aka J Vandegrift House Extra Buildings.jpg
Granary and barn

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Trish Bensinger and William Macintire (May 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: J. Vandegrift House". National Park Service. and accompanying two photos