The Chambers House, also known as "Stairways", is a historic home located at 1475 Creek Road in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. It was built by Joseph Chambers between 1816 and 1852, and is a two- to three-story, Penn Plan bank house built of uncoursed fieldstone. It has a one and two story frame addition at the east of the house dated to the late 19th century.[2]
Chambers House | |
 The main entrance of the Chambers House, now a park nature center | |
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| Location | 1475 Creek Road, near Newark, Delaware |
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| Coordinates | 39°43′38″N 75°46′05″W / 39.727233°N 75.768026°W |
| Architectural style | Bank house |
| NRHP reference No. | 88003132[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 29, 1988 |
The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 29, 1988, for its significance in architecture.[1] It is now used as the nature center for White Clay Creek State Park[3]
See also
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edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System – (#88003132)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ Thompson, Priscilla; Del Sordo, Stephen G. (June 1988). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Chambers House". National Park Service. and accompanying 14 photos
- ^ "Chambers House Nature Center". Delaware State Parks.
External links
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Media related to Chambers House (White Clay Creek, Delaware) at Wikimedia Commons- Official website
