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Curtis Mansion

Coordinates: 39°41′02″N 75°45′37″W / 39.683895°N 75.760170°W / 39.683895; -75.760170
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Curtis Mansion
Curtis Mansion, September 2012
Curtis Mansion is located in Delaware
Curtis Mansion
Curtis Mansion is located in the United States
Curtis Mansion
Location183 W. Main St., Newark, Delaware
Coordinates39°41′02″N 75°45′37″W / 39.683895°N 75.760170°W / 39.683895; -75.760170
Area5.2 acres (2.1 ha)
Built1903 (1903)
Architectural styleRomanesque, Richardsonian Romanesque
MPSNewark MRA
NRHP reference No.82002339[1]
Added to NRHPMay 7, 1982

Curtis Mansion is a historic home located at Newark in New Castle County, Delaware. It was built in 1903 and is a 2+12 story, rectangular stone residence in the Richardsonian Romanesque style. It has a five-bay facade, cross-gable roof, and northeast corner tower. The house features a wrap-around porch with Doric order column posts. It was built by Alfred A. Curtis, one of the three sons of F. D. Curtis, owner and operator of the Curtis Paper Mill. The house was purchased by the University of Delaware and initially served as a dormitory for French students.[2] It was subsequently acquired in 1992 by the English Language Institute of the University of Delaware.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.

References

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  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Valerie Cesna and Betsy Bahr (December 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Curtis Mansion". National Park Service NRHP. Retrieved April 20, 2010.