Richards Mansion (Georgetown, Delaware)

Richards Mansion
Location N. Bedford St. and the Circle, Georgetown, Delaware
Coordinates 38°41′26″N 75°23′13″W / 38.69056°N 75.38694°W / 38.69056; -75.38694Coordinates: 38°41′26″N 75°23′13″W / 38.69056°N 75.38694°W / 38.69056; -75.38694
Area less than one acre
Built 1796 (1796), 1835-1845, 1883
Architectural style Greek Revival, Other, Federal, Mansard
NRHP reference # 79000648[1]
Added to NRHP July 26, 1979

Richards Mansion, also known as The Mansion House, is a historic mansion located at Georgetown, Sussex County, Delaware. The oldest section was built between 1796 and 1799, and is a two-story, four bay, single pile Federal style structure that is now the rear wing. The main house was built between 1835 and 1845, and is a three-story, five bay, frame structure in the Greek Revival style. The third floor was added in 1883, with the addition of a mansard roof in the Second Empire style.[2]

The site was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Richard B. Carter (October 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Richards Mansion". and Accompanying 13 photos


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