Enoch Jones House

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Enoch Jones House
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LocationSouthwest of Clayton off Delaware Route 300, near Clayton, Delaware
Coordinates 39°16′45″N75°39′37″W / 39.27917°N 75.66028°W / 39.27917; -75.66028
Area5 acres (2.0 ha)
Built1792 (1792)
NRHP reference No. 73000486 [1]
Added to NRHPJune 19, 1973

Enoch Jones House, also known as "Boxwood," is a historic home located near Clayton, Kent County, Delaware. It dates to the mid-18th century, and consists of a two-story, three-bay, brick main house with a lower two-story frame west wing. The house is in the hall-and-parlor plan. It has a gable roof on both sections. The first documented reference to the house is a 1792 survey of Enoch Jones 717-acre estate. [2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Edward F Heite (January 1973). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Enoch Jones House". National Park Service. and Accompanying three photos