Curtis Paper Mill Workers' Houses

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Curtis Paper Mill Workers' Houses
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LocationCurtis Lane, Newark, Delaware
Coordinates 39°41′27″N75°44′56″W / 39.69083°N 75.74889°W / 39.69083; -75.74889 Coordinates: 39°41′27″N75°44′56″W / 39.69083°N 75.74889°W / 39.69083; -75.74889
Area0.7 acres (0.28 ha)
Builtc. 1888 (1888)
MPS Newark MRA
NRHP reference No. 82002340 [1]
Added to NRHPMay 7, 1982

Curtis Paper Mill Workers' Houses is set of historic include single and two multi-family dwellings located at Newark in New Castle County, Delaware. They were built about 1888, and include two rectangular 2+12 story frame structures which served as multi-family worker's dwellings, and one 2+12 story, single family house which was used as the superintendents house. One building contains four family units, while the next building to the north houses two family units. They were built to house workers at the Curtis Paper Mill. [2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Valerie Cesna; Betsy Bahr (December 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Curtis Paper Mill Workers' Houses". National Park Service . Retrieved 2010-04-20.