S. Higgins Farm

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S. Higgins Farm
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Location913 Ash Farm Way in St Georges Hundred, Odessa, Delaware
Coordinates 39°29′36″N75°37′56″W / 39.493438°N 75.632275°W / 39.493438; -75.632275 Coordinates: 39°29′36″N75°37′56″W / 39.493438°N 75.632275°W / 39.493438; -75.632275
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Builtc. 1865 (1865)
Architectural styleLate Victorian, Greek Revival, Federal
MPS Rebuilding St. Georges Hundred 1850-1880 TR
NRHP reference No. 85002122 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 13, 1985

S. Higgins Farm, also known as Shady View Farm, is a historic home located near Odessa, New Castle County, Delaware. It was built about 1865, and is a two-story frame house built in the vernacular Victorian style. It sits on a stuccoed brick foundation and has a hipped roof. It has an irregular, four-bay facade features a 2+12-story tower set off-center to the west with a pyramidal roof. [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. Bert Jicha (May 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: S. Higgins Farm". National Park Service. and accompanying five photos