Woodside (Mt. Pleasant, Delaware)
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| Location | Road 435, Mt. Pleasant, Delaware |
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| Coordinates | 39°30′30″N 75°45′1″W / 39.50833°N 75.75028°WCoordinates: 39°30′30″N 75°45′1″W / 39.50833°N 75.75028°W |
| Area | 4 acres (1.6 ha) |
| Built | c. 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 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ Trish Bensinger (May 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Woodside" (PDF). National Park Service. and accompanying five photos
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