Penn Farm of the Trustees of the New Castle Common

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Penn Farm of the Trustees of the New Castle Common
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Location807 Frenchtown Road, New Castle, Delaware
Coordinates 39°40′01″N75°35′33″W / 39.66694°N 75.59250°W / 39.66694; -75.59250 Coordinates: 39°40′01″N75°35′33″W / 39.66694°N 75.59250°W / 39.66694; -75.59250
Area108 acres (44 ha)
Builtc. 1804 (1804)
Architectural styleFederal
NRHP reference No. 97001120 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 11, 1997

Penn Farm of the Trustees of the New Castle Common also known as Penn Farm and Farm No. 7, is a historic farm complex located near New Castle, New Castle County, Delaware. The complex includes a farmhouse, bank barn, granary, milk house, carriage shed, tenant shack, garage, chicken house, and vegetable stand. The farmhouse was built about 1804, and consists of a two-story, three-bay brick section; a two-story, four-bay frame section; and a one-story frame shed. [2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1997. [1]

The Penn Farm Trail is a part of the East Coast Greenway.

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Martin B. Abbot (June 1992). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Penn Farm of the Trustees of the New Castle Common". National Park Service. and accompanying 16 photos