The James Morrow House is a historic farmhouse in Newark, Delaware. It was built in the late 1860s by James Morrow, an Irish immigrant who owned a store in Wilmington. The building is locally significant for its unusual architecture, which features both a gambrel roof and a raised basement.[2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1]
James Morrow House | |
 The James Morrow House in 2012 | |
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| Location | 1130 (Formerly 1210) Ogletown Road, Newark, Delaware |
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| Coordinates | 39°41′11.3″N 75°43′34″W / 39.686472°N 75.72611°W |
| Area | 24.5 acres (9.9 ha) |
| Built | 1865 |
| MPS | White Clay Creek Hundred MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 83001399[1] |
| Added to NRHP | August 19, 1983 |
The house has one and a half stories on top of a partially above-ground basement. The facade is symmetrical, with two bays on either side of a flat-roofed porch. The exterior walls are stuccoed with green trim and large sash windows. The house has an asphalt-shingled gambrel roof with bracketed cornices and three gable dormer windows on each side.[2] The house is built from stone and weighs just under 500 tons.[3]
The Morrow House originally stood along with a number of outbuildings on a 24-acre parcel of farmland.[2] In 2008, after being empty for a number of years, the house was cut off at the foundation and moved some 300 feet (91 m) to the west in order to clear the site for new development.[4][5] The owners of the building as of 2023 have since renovated the structure and opened it as coworking space.[6][7]
References edit
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b c Gretchen Fitting; Richard Jett; Valeria Cesna (May 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: James Morrow House". National Park Service and accompanying photos. Retrieved 2010-04-20.
{{cite web}}: External link in|publisher= - ^ "Wolfe House & Building Movers: Projects - Newark, DE". Wolfe House & Building Movers Archived 2015-01-12 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2015-01-12.
- ^ Key, Lindsay (July 6, 2008). "Historic house to be moved for car dealership". The News Journal. Wilmington, Del. p. B3.
- ^ Kenney, Edward L. (August 2, 2008). "House not far from home". The News Journal. Wilmington, Del. p. A1.
- ^ https://delawarebusinesstimes.com/news/reybold-ply-newark/
- ^ https://reybold.com/ply/