George Evans House

George Evans House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
George Evans House, April 2010
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Location	5 W. Main St., Newark, Delaware
Coordinates	39°40′58″N75°45′14″W / 39.682828°N 75.753951°W / 39.682828; -75.753951
Area	1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built	1856
Architectural style	Italianate
MPS	Newark MRA
NRHP reference No.	82002342 [1]
Added to NRHP	May 7, 1982

George Evans House, owned by the University of Delaware, is a historic home located at Newark in New Castle County, Delaware. It was completed in 1863 and is a 2+1⁄2-story, brick structure with a stone foundation, T-shaped plan, and cross-gable roof. The main facade is three bays, featuring a one-bay portico supported by Doric order columns. Its builder, George Gillespie Evans served as Secretary of the Board of Trustees of the University of Delaware from 1856 to 1903. ^[2]

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

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. Valerie Cesna and Betsy Bahr (December 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: George Evans House". National Park Service . Retrieved April 20, 2010. – accompanying photos