Rosedale (Middletown, Delaware)

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Rosedale
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Location1143 Bunker Hill Road in St. Georges Hundred, near Middletown, Delaware
Coordinates 39°27′35″N75°44′43″W / 39.459718°N 75.745256°W / 39.459718; -75.745256 Coordinates: 39°27′35″N75°44′43″W / 39.459718°N 75.745256°W / 39.459718; -75.745256
Area5 acres (2.0 ha)
Built1801 (1801)
Architectural styleLate Victorian, Greek Revival, Federal
MPS Rebuilding St. Georges Hundred 1850--1880 TR
NRHP reference No. 85002107 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 13, 1985

Rosedale is a historic home located near Middletown, New Castle County, Delaware. It was built about 1801, and consists of a two-story, brick rectangular main block with a two-story rear ell. Also attached is a three-bay, one-story wing constructed of a wood siding and two wings added to the rear (south) between 1960 and 1965. It has a center hall plan. It has a slate-covered gable roof, interior end chimneys, and a front entrance with fanlight. Also on the property are a contributing hay barn, barn, and mash furnace. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. [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. Lauren Archibald (May 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Rosedale". National Park Service. and accompanying six photos