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Enoch Jones House

Coordinates: 39°16′45″N 75°39′37″W / 39.27917°N 75.66028°W / 39.27917; -75.66028
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Enoch Jones House
Enoch Jones House is located in Delaware
Enoch Jones House
Enoch Jones House is located in the United States
Enoch Jones House
LocationSouthwest of Clayton off Delaware Route 300, near Clayton, Delaware
Coordinates39°16′45″N 75°39′37″W / 39.27917°N 75.66028°W / 39.27917; -75.66028
Area5 acres (2.0 ha)
Built1792 (1792)
NRHP reference No.73000486[1]
Added to NRHPJune 19, 1973

Enoch Jones House, also known as "Boxwood," is a historic home located near Clayton, Kent County, Delaware. It dates to the mid-18th century, and consists of a two-story, three-bay, brick main house with a lower two-story frame west wing. The house is in the hall-and-parlor plan. It has a gable roof on both sections. The first documented reference to the house is a 1792 survey of Enoch Jones 717-acre estate.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Edward F Heite (January 1973). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Enoch Jones House". National Park Service. and Accompanying three photos