Fisher Homestead (Lewes, Delaware)

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Fisher Homestead
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LocationWest of Lewes, near Lewes, Delaware
Coordinates 38°47′21″N75°12′23″W / 38.78917°N 75.20639°W / 38.78917; -75.20639
Builtc. 1850
Architectural style Greek Revival
NRHP reference No. 80000941 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 11, 1980

Fisher Homestead, also known as Cedarcroft Farm, is a historic home located near Lewes, in Sussex County, Delaware. [2] Dating to around 1850, it is a two-story, single-pile, center-hall plan dwelling with wood pilasters at the corners, designed in the Greek Revival style. It has a gable roof and is sheathed in cedar shingles. It has an original one-story, three bay rear wing, and a two-story wing raised to that height in the early 1900s. [3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. "Historical Sites: Fisher Homestead" Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine America On Wheels. Retrieved 13 September 2013.
  3. Richard B. Carter (November 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Coleman House". and Accompanying 13 photos