Logan House (Wilmington, Delaware) Explained

Logan House
Location:1701 Delaware Ave., Wilmington, Delaware
Coordinates:39.7583°N -75.5624°W
Architecture:Italianate
Added:April 2, 1980
Refnum:80000935

Logan House is a historic hotel located at Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware. It was built in 1865, and is a three-story, five bay by five bay, flat roofed brick building with Italianate elements. It has three one-story wings; one original brick wing, a wing added about 1910, and a concrete block wing added about 1960. Also on the property is a contributing brick carriage house. The hotel was named for American Civil War General John A. Logan. It has been owned by the Kelly family since 1889 and has been a traditional gathering place on St. Patrick's Day. In the 1930s, the hotel closed and only a restaurant and tavern remained in operation.[1]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=80000935}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Logan House ]. Jean Athan. November 1979. and