Eden Hill (Dover, Delaware)
Appearance
Eden Hill | |
![]() Eden Hill, September 2012 | |
Location | W end of Water St., Dover, Delaware |
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Coordinates | 39°9′5″N 75°32′13″W / 39.15139°N 75.53694°W |
Area | 0.5 acres (0.20 ha) |
Built | 1749 |
Built by | Ridgely, Nicholas |
NRHP reference No. | 73000487[1] |
Added to NRHP | May 8, 1973 |
Eden Hill is a historic home located at Dover, Kent County, Delaware. It was built in 1749 in two sections; a double-pile, side-hall three bay structure to the south, and a lower two bay section of two rooms to the north. The stuccoed dwelling has a gable roof on both sections. It was the home of the prominent Ridgely family, who purchased the property in 1748.[2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[1]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Vincent Rogers (October 1972). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Eden Hill". National Park Service. and Accompanying photo