Thomas Lamb Farm

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Thomas Lamb Farm
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LocationRoad 130
Kenton, Delaware
Coordinates 39°17′35″N75°41′4″W / 39.29306°N 75.68444°W / 39.29306; -75.68444
Area1.4 acres (0.57 ha)
MPS Kenton Hundred MRA
NRHP reference No. 83001374 [1]
Added to NRHPAugust 29, 1983

Thomas Lamb Farm, also known as "Brick House Farm", is a historic home located at Kenton, Kent County, Delaware. The house dates to the second quarter of the 18th-century, and is a two-story, three-bay, single pile brick dwelling. It has a hall-and-parlor plan. Attached is a 1+12-story, three-bay brick kitchen wing with a porch. [2]

History

Between 1830 and 1850, Thomas Lamb purchased the land and house from the Chiffen family. Lamb died in 1872 and left the 700 acres to his widow and children. [3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. [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. Stephen G. Del Sordo (March 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Thomas Lamb Farm". National Park Service. and accompanying two photos
  3. "Lamb, Thomas, Farm a.k.a. Brick House Farm". Historic.one. Retrieved December 5, 2023.