Gardiner Wright Mansion

Gardiner Wright Mansion
Location 228 S. Front St, Georgetown, Delaware
Coordinates 38°41′07″N 75°23′00″W / 38.685272°N 75.383223°W / 38.685272; -75.383223Coordinates: 38°41′07″N 75°23′00″W / 38.685272°N 75.383223°W / 38.685272; -75.383223
Area 2.1 acres (0.85 ha)
Built 1841 (1841)
Architectural style Second Empire, Italianate, Other, Regency
NRHP Reference # 79000650[1]
Added to NRHP November 15, 1979

Gardiner Wright Mansion, also known as The Marsh House, is a historic mansion located at Georgetown, Sussex County, Delaware. It was built in 1841, and is a two-story, three-bay, double pile, stuccoed brick dwelling. It is in the Regency style, with Second Empire and Italianate style design elements. The plan consists of two double-pile, single-bay, parallel rectangular sections, with a two-story brick central hall running between them. It was extensively renovated in the late-1940s. Also on the property are a contributing wood shed and two-level milk house.[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: Gardiner Wright Mansion" (PDF). and Accompanying 10 photos


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