Green Mansion (Newark, Delaware) Explained

Green Mansion
Location:94–96 E. Main St., Newark, Delaware
Coordinates:39.6836°N -75.7494°W
Built:1882
Architecture:Late Victorian
Added:February 24, 1983
Refnum:83001395

Green Mansion is a historic home and later commercial building located at Newark in New Castle County, Delaware. It was built about 1882 and is an oblong, three-story, brick building with a flat roofline. It features a green serpentine facade with a two-story bay window at each end, joined in the center by an ornate two-tiered porch featuring paneled columns. It was originally built as a two-story residence and expanded in the early 20th century when it began being used for commercial purposes.[1]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.

In 2019, the Newark City Council approved a controversial plan to build a seven-story Hyatt Place hotel on the site of the Green Mansion.[2] The rear of the mansion was demolished, while the front is planned to be incorporated into the new hotel. The project was delayed and scaled back due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but construction began around the beginning of 2022.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=83001395}} National Register of Historic Places Registration: Green Mansion]. December 1982. 2010-04-20 . Valerie Cesna and Betsy Bahr. National Park Service. With .
  2. News: Bies . Jessica . Disputed hotel gets Newark Council OK . Wilmington News Journal . March 27, 2019. Clippings of the first page and second page via Newspapers.com. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
  3. News: Shannon . Josh . Seven-story Main Street hotel begins to rise . December 18, 2022 . Newark Post . March 25, 2022.