Sutton House (St. Georges, Delaware)

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Sutton House
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Location10 Delaware St., St. Georges, Delaware
Coordinates 39°33′21″N75°39′00″W / 39.55578°N 75.64991°W / 39.55578; -75.64991
Area0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Builtc. 1794 (1794), c. 1815
NRHP reference No. 73000542 [1]
Added to NRHPApril 24, 1973

Sutton House is a historic home located at St. Georges, New Castle County, Delaware. The original section was built about 1794, with the main section completed about 1815. It is a 2+12-story, three bay brick dwelling with a lower rear wing and featuring a gable roof. The front façade features a semicircular fanlight over the main entrance and there is a two-story porch on the rear wing. [2]

The house was built for Dr. James M. Sutton, whose family continued to live there for generations. [3] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. [1] It is located in the North Saint Georges Historic District.

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Rosemary Troy and Vincent Rogers (July 1972). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Sutton House". National Park Service. and accompanying six photos
  3. Federal Writers' Project (1938). The Ocean Highway: New Brunswick, New Jersey to Jacksonville, Florida. Works Progress Administration. p. 17.