St. Georges Cemetery Caretaker's House

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St. Georges Cemetery Caretaker's House
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Location4320 Kirkwood St. Georges Rd., St. Georges, Delaware
Coordinates 39°33′37″N75°40′10″W / 39.56026°N 75.66957°W / 39.56026; -75.66957
Arealess than one acre
Built1871 (1871)
Architectural styleGothic Revival
MPS Red Lion Hundred MRA
NRHP reference No. 82002357 [1]
Added to NRHPApril 8, 1982

St. Georges Cemetery Caretaker's House is a historic home located at St. Georges, New Castle County, Delaware, United States. It was built in 1871, and is a 1+12-story, "L"-shaped brick dwelling in the Gothic Revival style. It features a slate covered gable roof with decorative bargeboards at the gable ends. It was built as the Caretaker's House for St. Georges Presbyterian Church cemetery. [2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. [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. Richard T. Jett and Gretchen Fitting (July 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: St. Georges Cemetery Caretaker's House". National Park Service. and accompanying photo