George Evans House

George Evans House

George Evans House, April 2010
Location 5 W. Main St., Newark, Delaware
Coordinates 39°40′58″N 75°45′14″W / 39.682828°N 75.753951°W / 39.682828; -75.753951Coordinates: 39°40′58″N 75°45′14″W / 39.682828°N 75.753951°W / 39.682828; -75.753951
Area 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built 1856
Architectural style Italianate
MPS Newark MRA
NRHP Reference # 82002342[1]
Added to NRHP May 7, 1982

George Evans House, owned by the University of Delaware, is a historic home located at Newark in New Castle County, Delaware. It was completed in 1863 and is a 2½-story, brick structure with a stone foundation, "T" shaped plan, and cross gable roof. The main facade is three bays, featuring a one-bay portico supported by Doric order columns. Its builder, George Gillespie Evans served as Secretary of the Board of Trustees of the University of Delaware from 1856 to 1903.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.

References

  1. National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Valerie Cesna and Betsy Bahr (December 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: George Evans House" (PDF). National Park Service and accompanying photos. Retrieved 2010-04-20. External link in |publisher= (help)


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