William Stevens House
William Stevens House (Kenton, Delaware) is located in Delaware
William Stevens House (Kenton, Delaware)
William Stevens House (Kenton, Delaware) is located in the United States
William Stevens House (Kenton, Delaware)
LocationDelaware Route 6, Kenton, Delaware
Coordinates39°16′33″N 75°40′30″W / 39.27583°N 75.67500°W / 39.27583; -75.67500
Area2.9 acres (1.2 ha)
Builtc. 1811, c. 1860 (1860)
Architectural styleItalianate
MPSKenton Hundred MRA
NRHP reference No.83001406[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 29, 1983

William Stevens House, also known as Peach Mansion, is a historic home located at Kenton, Kent County, Delaware. The house was erected about 1860, and is a three-story, five-bay, single pile frame dwelling in the Italianate style. It has a low hipped roof and a projecting box cornice with decorative brackets. The original house, built about 1811, forms the gable-roofed, three-bay, two-story, rear wing. Also on the property is a contributing 19th century springhouse.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1] It was demolished in a controlled burn in February 2001.

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ↑ Stephen G. Del Sordo (March 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: William Stevens House". National Park Service. and accompanying photo


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