Fairview (Delaware City, Delaware)

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Fairview
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Fairview, December 2011
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Location701 Cox Neck Rd., near Delaware City, Delaware
Coordinates 39°33′49″N75°36′50″W / 39.563554°N 75.613824°W / 39.563554; -75.613824 Coordinates: 39°33′49″N75°36′50″W / 39.563554°N 75.613824°W / 39.563554; -75.613824
Area3 acres (1.2 ha)
Built1822 (1822), 1880
ArchitectFrank Furness
Architectural styleLate Victorian, Georgian, Late 19th Century Eclectic
MPS Red Lion Hundred MRA
NRHP reference No. 82002326 [1]
Added to NRHPApril 8, 1982

Fairview is a historic home located near Delaware City, New Castle County, Delaware. It was built in 1822 as a two-story, five-bay rectangular brick dwelling with a Georgian style, center hall plan. It was modified in 1880 by architect Frank Furness to add a shingled third story, four notable corbeled chimneys, and an addition. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. [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. Richard T. Jett and Gretchen Fitting (July 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Fairview". National Park Service. and accompanying three photos