Little Creek Hundred Rural Historic District

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Little Creek Hundred Rural Historic District
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LocationDelaware Route 9, near Little Creek, Delaware
Coordinates 39°10′47″N75°28′31″W / 39.17972°N 75.47528°W / 39.17972; -75.47528
Area2,500 acres (1,000 ha)
ArchitectMultiple
Architectural styleItalianate
NRHP reference No. 84000286 [1]
Added to NRHPNovember 7, 1984

Little Creek Hundred Rural Historic District is a national historic district located near Little Creek, Kent County, Delaware. It encompasses 21 contributing buildings, 1 contributing site, and 1 contributing structure in a rural area near Little Creek. It consists of 11 distinct adjoining farm complexes, an octagonal school house and the Little Creek Quaker Meeting house and cemetery. Eight of the major buildings are built of brick, three are frame, and two are stone. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. [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. Stephen G. Del Sordo (June 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Little Creek Hundred Rural Historic District". National Park Service. and accompanying 26 photos