S. Holton Farm

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S. Holton Farm
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Location2010 Choptank Road in St. Georges Hundred, Middletown, Delaware
Coordinates 39°28′18″N75°44′10″W / 39.471642°N 75.736169°W / 39.471642; -75.736169 Coordinates: 39°28′18″N75°44′10″W / 39.471642°N 75.736169°W / 39.471642; -75.736169
Area5 acres (2.0 ha)
Builtc. 1850 (1850)
Architectural styleLate Victorian, Greek Revival, Georgian
MPS Rebuilding St. Georges Hundred 1850-1880 TR
NRHP reference No. 85002105 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 13, 1985

S. Holton Farm is a historic home located near Middletown, New Castle County, Delaware. It was built about 1850, and is a three-story ell-shaped frame dwelling with a two-story rear ell in the Greek Revival idiom and Georgian "I"-form. It has a five bay front facade, and shallow-pitched hipped roof with two square brick chimneys. Also on the property are a contributing granary and two milkhouses. [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. Anne Witty (May 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: S. Holton Farm". National Park Service. and accompanying four photos