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Gardiner Wright Mansion

Coordinates: 38°41′07″N 75°23′00″W / 38.685272°N 75.383223°W / 38.685272; -75.383223
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Gardiner Wright Mansion
Gardiner Wright Mansion is located in Delaware
Gardiner Wright Mansion
Gardiner Wright Mansion is located in the United States
Gardiner Wright Mansion
Location228 S. Front St,
Georgetown, Delaware
Coordinates38°41′07″N 75°23′00″W / 38.685272°N 75.383223°W / 38.685272; -75.383223
Area2.1 acres (0.85 ha)
Built1841 (1841)
Architectural styleSecond Empire, Italianate, Regency
NRHP reference No.79000650[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 15, 1979

Gardiner Wright Mansion, also known as The Marsh House, is a historic regency mansion in Georgetown, Sussex County, Delaware. It was built in 1841, and is a two-story stuccoed brick dwelling. The plan consists of two parallel rectangular sections, with a two-story brick central hall running between them. It was extensively renovated in the late-1940s. On the property are a contributing wood shed and two-level milk house.[2]

The site was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[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. ^ Richard B. Carter (October 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Gardiner Wright Mansion". and Accompanying 10 photos