Woodside (Mt. Pleasant, Delaware)

Woodside
Location Road 435, Mt. Pleasant, Delaware
Coordinates 39°30′30″N 75°45′1″W / 39.50833°N 75.75028°W / 39.50833; -75.75028Coordinates: 39°30′30″N 75°45′1″W / 39.50833°N 75.75028°W / 39.50833; -75.75028
Area 4 acres (1.6 ha)
Built c. 1860 (1860)
Architectural style Greek Revival, Italianate, Federal
MPS Rebuilding St. Georges Hundred 1850-1880 TR
NRHP Reference # 85002119[1]
Added to NRHP September 13, 1985

Woodside is a historic home located at Mt. Pleasant, New Castle County, Delaware. It was built about 1860, and is a two- to three-story, five-bay, "L"-shaped brick dwelling with a center passage plan with a full width front porch. It features hipped roof with widely overhanging eaves and elaborate brackets in the Italianate style. Also on the property are a contributing stable, granary, cattle/dairy barn, equipment shed and water tower. It was built by Henry Clayton, whose great-grandfather was Governor Joshua Clayton, president and governor of Delaware.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Trish Bensinger (May 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Woodside" (PDF). National Park Service. and accompanying five photos


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