Lesley-Travers Mansion Explained

Lesley-Travers Mansion
Location:112 W. 6th St., New Castle, Delaware
Coordinates:39.6607°N -75.5697°W
Architect:Dixon, Thomas and James
Builder:Van Kirk, Augustin
Architecture:Gothic Revival
Added:April 3, 1973
Refnum:73000523

Lesley-Travers Mansion, also known as the Deemer House, Travers House, and Lesley House, is a historic home located at New Castle, New Castle County, Delaware. It was designed by noted Baltimore architects Thomas and James Dixon and built in 1855. It has a two-story, five-bay, brick core with several appendages and wings. It has a castle-like appearance, with a slate-covered steeply pitched gable roof and five-story tower, and is in the Gothic Revival style.[1]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=73000523}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Lesley-Travers Mansion ]. Vincent Rogers and Rosemary Troy. July 1972 . National Park Service. and