Lower Louviers and Chicken Alley
Appearance
Lower Louviers and Chicken Alley | |
Location | 1 Black Gates Rd., near Wilmington, Delaware |
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Coordinates | 39°47′06″N 75°34′26″W / 39.78513°N 75.57397°W |
Area | 51 acres (21 ha) |
Built | 1811 |
Architectural style | Federal |
NRHP reference No. | 72000293[1] |
Added to NRHP | February 1, 1972 |
Lower Louviers and Chicken Alley, also known as Louviers and Duck Street, is a historic home located near Wilmington in New Castle County, Delaware. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.[1]
History
[edit]The house was built in 1811 and is a two-story to three-story, five-bay, stuccoed stone dwelling. The three center bays project slightly from the main body of the home. In 1935, a kitchen wing was added to the other end of the residence, plus a gated wall and garage.
The home was owned by members of the prominent Du Pont family. At the back of the house is "Chicken Alley", an excellent example of a 19th-century workers' row house.[2]
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Chicken Alley
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Eleanor M. Webster (August 1970). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Lower Louviers and Chicken Alley". and Accompanying eight photos