Sutton House (St. Georges, Delaware)
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 Sutton House, December 2011 | |
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| Location | 10 Delaware St., St. Georges, Delaware |
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| Coordinates | 39°33′21″N 75°39′00″W / 39.55578°N 75.64991°W |
| Area | 0.5 acres (0.20 ha) |
| Built | c. 1794, c. 1815 |
| NRHP reference No. | 73000542[1] |
| Added to NRHP | April 24, 1973 |
Sutton House is a historic home located at St. Georges, New Castle County, Delaware. The original section was built about 1794, with the main section completed about 1815. It is a 2+1⁄2-story, three bay brick dwelling with a lower rear wing and featuring a gable roof. The front façade features a semicircular fanlight over the main entrance and there is a two-story porch on the rear wing.[2]
The house was built for Dr. James M. Sutton, whose family continued to live there for generations.[3] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[1] It is located in the North Saint Georges Historic District.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Rosemary Troy and Vincent Rogers (July 1972). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Sutton House". National Park Service. and accompanying six photos
- ^ Federal Writers' Project (1938). The Ocean Highway: New Brunswick, New Jersey to Jacksonville, Florida. Works Progress Administration. p. 17.
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- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Delaware
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- Houses in New Castle County, Delaware
- National Register of Historic Places in New Castle County, Delaware
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