Charles Allen House is a historic home located at Christiana, New Castle County, Delaware. It was built in the first half of the 19th century, and is a two-story, three-bay, single pile, gable-roofed dwelling. The main block is constructed of brick, and it has a two-story, one-bay frame addition built in the late-19th / early-20th century and a one-story, flat-roofed, stuccoed rear addition.[2]
Charles Allen House | |
 Charles Allen House, November 2012 | |
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| Location | 855 Canoe Rd., Christiana, Delaware |
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| Coordinates | 39°38′46″N 75°40′40″W / 39.64611°N 75.67778°W |
| Area | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
| MPS | White Clay Creek Hundred MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 83001348[1] |
| Added to NRHP | August 19, 1983 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1]
Following the construction of a modern development, the house's address is now on Lauren Place, off Blue Ridge Road.
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House in 2016 showing deterioration
References edit
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Gretchen Fitting and Richard Jett (January 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Charles Allen House". National Park Service. and accompanying photo