Timothy Cummins House

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Timothy Cummins House
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Location3411 Smyrna-Leipsic Road, near Smyrna, Delaware
Coordinates 39°16′45″N75°32′25″W / 39.279134°N 75.540205°W / 39.279134; -75.540205
Area2.9 acres (1.2 ha)
Builtc. 1780 (1780)
Architectural styleGeorgian
NRHP reference No. 83003505 [1]
Added to NRHPOctober 6, 1983

Timothy Cummins House is a historic home located near Smyrna, Kent County, Delaware. It built about 1780, and is a two-story, five-bay center hall plan brick dwelling in the Georgian style. It has a small 1+12-story kitchen wing. A Greek Revival-style porch was added in the second quarter of the 19th century. [2]

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 (May 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Timothy Cummins House". National Park Service. and accompanying two photos