William Stevens House (Kenton, Delaware)

William Stevens House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Location	Delaware Route 6, Kenton, Delaware
Coordinates	39°16′33″N 75°40′30″W / 39.27583°N 75.67500°W / 39.27583; -75.67500Coordinates: 39°16′33″N 75°40′30″W / 39.27583°N 75.67500°W / 39.27583; -75.67500
Area	2.9 acres (1.2 ha)
Built	c. 1811, c. 1860 (1860)
Architectural style	Italianate
MPS	Kenton Hundred MRA
NRHP Reference #	83001406^[1]
Added to NRHP	August 29, 1983

William Stevens House, also known as Peach Mansion, is a historic home located at Kenton, Kent County, Delaware. The house was built 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]

References

1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ Stephen G. Del Sordo (March 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: William Stevens House" (PDF). National Park Service. and accompanying photo

U.S. National Register of Historic Places in Delaware

Topics	Contributing property Keeper of the Register Historic district History of the National Register of Historic Places National Park Service Property types

Lists by county	Kent New Castle (Northern) New Castle (Southern) Sussex

Lists by city	Wilmington (New Castle County)

Other lists	Bridges National Historic Landmarks

Category:National Register of Historic Places in Delaware Portal:National Register of Historic Places

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