George Evans House Explained

George Evans House
Location:5 W. Main St., Newark, Delaware
Coordinates:39.6828°N -75.754°W
Built:1856
Architecture:Italianate
Added:May 7, 1982
Refnum:82002342

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 -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.[1]

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=82002342}} National Register of Historic Places Registration: George Evans House]. December 1982. April 20, 2010 . Valerie Cesna and Betsy Bahr. National Park Service. –