Dodd Homestead
Dodd Homestead | |
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| Location | West of Rehoboth Beach on Delaware Route 1, near Rehoboth Beach, Delaware |
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| Coordinates | 38°43′1″N 75°6′40″W / 38.71694°N 75.11111°W |
| Area | 3.7 acres (1.5 ha) |
| Built | c. 1830 |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival, Federal |
| NRHP reference No. | 82002367[1] |
| Added to NRHP | August 26, 1982 |
Dodd Homestead was a historic home and farmstead located near Rehoboth Beach, Sussex County, Delaware. It was a modified L-shaped, wood-frame dwelling, the earliest portion of which dated to about 1830. The main house was a long, rectangular, two-story, single-pile structure in a vernacular Federal / Greek Revival style. It had a wing, that was originally one-story. but later raised to a full two stories, probably in the mid-19th century. There was also a two-story rear wing. The house was sheathed in hand-hewn cypress shingles and had stuccoed brick interior end chimneys. Contributing 19th century outbuildings included a low brick ash shed, milk house, wood shed, storage shed, a small shed-roofed poultry house, stable, barn, a large gable-roofed dairy barn, corn crib, and carriage house.[2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1] It is listed on the Delaware Cultural and Historic Resources GIS system as demolished or destroyed.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Richard Carter, Phyllis A. Hastings (December 1981). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Dodd Homestead". and Accompanying 11 photos
- ^ "Dodd Homestead". Delaware Cultural and Historic GIS system. State of Delaware. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
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