Belmont Hall (Newark, Delaware)

Belmont Hall
Belmont Hall, December 2010
Location 203 W. Main St., Newark, Delaware
Coordinates 39°41′02″N 75°45′39″W / 39.683809°N 75.760755°W / 39.683809; -75.760755Coordinates: 39°41′02″N 75°45′39″W / 39.683809°N 75.760755°W / 39.683809; -75.760755
Area 2.6 acres (1.1 ha)
Built 1838 (1838)-1844
MPS Newark MRA
NRHP reference # 83001386[1]
Added to NRHP February 24, 1983

Belmont Hall is a historic home located at Newark in New Castle County, Delaware. It was built between 1838 and 1844 and is a 2 1/2-story, gable-roofed, stuccoed brick building. It features a porch on three sides supported by Doric order columns. The building was renovated in 1911 in the Classical Revival style. It was built as a private dwelling, In 1950, the University of Delaware purchased the building as a home for its president. It was later used as a dormitory for honor students.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Valerie Cesna and Betsy Bahr (December 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Belmont Hall". National Park Service. Retrieved 2010-04-20. Accompanying three photos


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