Rosemont (Wilmington, Delaware)

Rosemont
Rosemont, December 2010
Location 15½ Cragmere Road, Wilmington, Delaware
Coordinates 39°46′12″N 75°29′30″W / 39.77004°N 75.49163°W / 39.77004; -75.49163Coordinates: 39°46′12″N 75°29′30″W / 39.77004°N 75.49163°W / 39.77004; -75.49163
Area 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built c. 1893 (1893)
Architectural style cross gambrel roof eclectic
NRHP reference # 09000051[1]
Added to NRHP February 27, 2009

Rosemont, also known as Joseph W. and Ida Guest House, is a historic home located at 15​1⁄2 Cragmere Road, Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware. It was built about 1893, and is a ​2 1⁄2-story, three-bay, T-shaped vernacular brick-and-frame farmhouse. It consists of a gambrel-roofed main block with projecting central bay, with a gable-roofed rear wing. The house has elements of Stick, Queen Anne, and Colonial Revival-style detailing. Also on the property is a ​2 1⁄2-story frame carriage house.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in March 2009.[1] The property was the Highlighted Property of the Week when the National Park Service released its weekly list of March 6, 2009.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Announcements and actions on properties for the National Register of Historic Places, March 6, 2009". New listings. National Park Service. Retrieved 2009-03-07.
  2. ↑ Robin Krawitz (May 2008). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Rosemont" (PDF). , including map and nine color photos)


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