Maston House

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Maston House
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Cannon's Savannah, HABS Photo, July 1982
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Location3 miles north of Seaford on Seaford-Atlanta Rd., near Seaford, Delaware
Coordinates 38°41′20″N75°38′58″W / 38.68889°N 75.64944°W / 38.68889; -75.64944
Area5 acres (2.0 ha)
Built1727 (1727), 1733
Architectural styleResurrection Manor
NRHP reference No. 75000545 [1]
Added to NRHPMarch 31, 1975

Maston House, also known as Cannon's Savannah, is a historic home located near Seaford, Sussex County, Delaware. It was built in 1727 and enlarged in 1733. It is a 1+12-story, single pile, brick structure with a gable roof in the "Resurrection Manor" style. As such, it resembles Maryland rather than Delaware houses. It has shed-roof dormers. The interior has wide floor boards and a narrow enclosed staircase winding around the chimney. It is one of Sussex County's oldest brick structures. A small frame addition from the 1970s is attached to the northern end. [2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. [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. Madeline-Elizabeth Dunn (October 1974). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Gov. William H. Ross House". and Accompanying six photos