W. D. Burrows House

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W. D. Burrows House
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LocationDelaware Route 42, Kenton, Delaware
Coordinates 39°14′10″N75°40′30″W / 39.23611°N 75.67500°W / 39.23611; -75.67500 Coordinates: 39°14′10″N75°40′30″W / 39.23611°N 75.67500°W / 39.23611; -75.67500
Area23 acres (9.3 ha)
Builtc. 1830 (1830)
MPS Kenton Hundred MRA
NRHP reference No. 83001364 [1]
Added to NRHPJune 27, 1983

W. D. Burrows House, also known as Hopewell, is a historic home and farm located at Kenton, Kent County, Delaware. The house was built about 1830, and is a two-story, five bay, center hall plan brick dwelling. It has a full basement and gable roof. Also on the property are a contributing barn, a machine shed, chicken house and assorted storage sheds. They are dated to the late-19th and early-20th centuries. [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 (March 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: W. D. Burrows House". National Park Service. and accompanying photo