James Williams House (Kenton, Delaware)

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James Williams House
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Location1064 7 Hickories Road, Kenton, Delaware
Coordinates 39°13′12″N75°38′48″W / 39.220030°N 75.646671°W / 39.220030; -75.646671 Coordinates: 39°13′12″N75°38′48″W / 39.220030°N 75.646671°W / 39.220030; -75.646671
Built1848
Architectural styleGreek Revival, Federal
MPS Kenton Hundred MRA
NRHP reference No. 83001382 [1]
Added to NRHPJune 27, 1983

The James Williams House is a historic home and farm complex located at Kenton, Kent County, Delaware. The house was built in 1848, and is a two-story, five bay, center hall plan brick dwelling with Greek Revival details. It has a rear wing. The front facade features a three-bay porch with chamfered posts and sawn decorative brackets dated to the 1880s. Also on the property are a contributing barn, granary, and outhouse. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Stephen G. Del Sordo (March 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: James Williams House". National Park Service. and accompanying photo